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Death by speeding, Suicide or not?

· 28 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1430 AH1 min readEnglish

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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