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Death by speeding, Suicide or not?
Question
Asalaamualaikum
What i want to know is if im driving my car at 160km/h which is over the regulated speed limit and I die. Is that suicide and what give him the rights to say it suicide?
Jazakallah
Answer
Although it is incorrect for a person to disobey the speed limit, if he dies as a result of his speeding, it will not be regarded as suicide as long as his intention was not to kill himself.
And Allah Knows Best
- Answered by
- Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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