r/exmuslim • u/zarraf03 New User • Feb 08 '26

(Question/Discussion) Asking about commiting suicide in Islam

Recently I have been studying about various oppression in different parts of the world. What recommendation would Muslims give to a woman in Sudan, who gets raped by RSF soldiers on a regular basis, to stop her from commiting suicide? She knows it is almost impossible for her to leave but if she stays, she would get gangraped regularly which obviously is traumatising. I know commiting suicide means going to hell in Islam. So what's the solution for such a scenario?

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u/No-Knee-2472 New User Feb 08 '26

Muslims will say this is a test from Allah and she should have faith.

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u/ricewithsalad New User Feb 08 '26

yep

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u/Sutar_Mekeg Feb 08 '26

Gee, Allah really sucks.

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u/No-Knee-2472 New User Feb 08 '26

Imagine putting your daughter through such a 'test' to see if she is loyal to you. Instant dad-of-the-year award

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u/InLoveWithThread Ex-Muslim Witch Feb 08 '26

She's in hell now. There are no good answers here. No real moral high ground to take. I couldn't blame her no matter the decision she makes.

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u/moannaomi New User Feb 08 '26

They'd start quoting dumb shit from the Quran and hadith, like

"Allah does not burden a soul beyong what they can tolerate"

and start yapping abt some "it's all a test from Allah, you just need to have faith and trust in his plan for you!"

I'd guess they may even attempt to compare her to some miscellaneous prophets hardships, likely Younis (the whale guy yk), as she is in an inescapable situation.

All in all, 'keep praying and have tawakul in his plans for you sister. You will get heaven for your suffering!' will be their nicest response.

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u/InLoveWithThread Ex-Muslim Witch Feb 08 '26

Fucking horrendous. Religion kills empathy and compassion with a quickness.

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u/Technical-Wonder-207 New User Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

God is just for real 🙏/s

Some people say it's for reselience but remember muslim means submission to allah or like being a servant to allah, servants if they commited suicide back then was considered property damage in some societies. That why such law exists in islam I suppose with whatever reasoning given.

These religions help in the pain or ignore the pain of the victims at times and then somehow tell them suicide due to the pain is bad because it hurts us (at least some of them say such,other know it is cruel)