Kids Suicides Increase in U.S.
Children Kill Themselves??
Do They Go To Hell?
News Flash from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 10 year old boy KILLS HIMSELF.
It was Saturday night when his mother went in to check on him and found him dead, in their home near 7th and Chambers on the north side of Milwaukee.
The child's mother tried to wake him but was unable get any movement out of him. Her efforts were in vain and she called emergency 911 for assistance, but it was too late.
Investigation continues regarding the circumstances related to his death.
What causes a child, not even having reached puberty, to take their own life? How could this be happening here in America?
What does Islam say about people who take their own lives? What about children who commit suicide? Are there answers?
We wanted to know if there is anything in the teachings of Islam to shed light on such a strange thing as children killing themselves. Here is some of what we found:
- Children are all born in a perfect state of submission to God in "aslama" (as Muslims). Their parents are the ones who will raise them in whatever religion they want them to be, whether Jew, Christian or fire-worshipper.
- Any child who dies will do to heaven (jennah), regardless of the religion of the parents.
- The child will be in paradise with prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, and will be praying to Almighty God for his parents to be with him in Heaven.
- Islam forbids believers from destroying themselves by their own hand.
- Whoever takes their own life, will be in the Hell-Fire Forever.
Now the question is, in a case like this, where a 10 year old child takes their own life, kills himself by committing suicide, what happens?
Will he go to paradise to be with the prophet Abraham, peace be upon him? Or will he go to Hell-Fire forever? Does Islam have the answer?
(Answer tomorrow after dhuhr, inshallah)
Meantime, please leave your comments and let us see how close we can come to the correct answer from Islamic Shariah.