Prohibition of committing suicide in order to avoid rape Fatwa No: 26249
- Fatwa Date:26-1-2011
What is the ruling on a woman who killed herself because she was about to be raped?
All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.
A woman is not permitted to kill herself, even if she is almost certain that she would be raped by a person or a group.
Allaah Knows best.