what do you know about SUICIDE BOMBERS AND THE PROMISE OF 72 VIRGINS?

Question

Besm Allah (In the name of Allah)

While it is true that amongst the good things God promised men who believe and do good works, there will be virgins, but the issue of 72 virgins for one man is ridiculous and unfounded in Islam, someone rightly stated on this forum that “sounds more like hell to me”.

I want to put to rest the issue of suicide bombers and 72 virgins through this article and I hope that it will be so. So let’s see if the suicide bombers are truly entitled to these 72 virgins which the non Muslims gladly propagate.

Let’s begin with the Qur’anic verses that mentioned virgins:

“And (with them will be) their spouses, raised high:

For, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed,

Having resurrected them as virgins

Full of love, well matched, with those WHO HAVE ATTAINED TO RIGHTEOUSNESS” Q56:34-37

“And beside them there will be bashful, dark big beautiful eyed virgins” Q37:48

“Therein will be bashful virgins, whom neither any man nor jinn has touched before” Q55:56

“In each of them will be chaste and beautiful virgins.” Q55:70

“….as a reward for their GOOD DEEDS that they had done” Q56:24

From the verses, we now know that virgins are promised men WHO HAVE ATTAINED RIGHTEOUSNESS AS A REWARD FOR THEIR GOOD DEEDS. THE NUMBERS ARE NOT MENTIONED PER MAN, COULD BE ONE. ANYWAY, THIS WILL PUT TO REST THE ISSUE OF 72 PER MAN.

Let’s now look at if suicide bombing amounts to a good deed in Islam as to entitle them to these virgins.

Allah said: “…do not kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath
been to you Most Merciful.” Q4:29

Narrated Thabit bin Ad Dahhak
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever intentionally
swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is
what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not
true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever
commits suicide with piece of iron (or any worldly thing) will be punished
with the same piece of iron (or any worldly thing with which he killed himself) in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with
wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said:
My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I
forbid Paradise for him."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 2 No. 445

Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by
throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire
(forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing
himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 2 No. 446

Narrated Abu Huraira
We were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a ghazwa,
and he remarked about a man who claimed to be a
Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the
(Hell) Fire." When the battle started, the man fought
violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The man whom you described as being from
the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and
died." The Prophet said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire."
Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of
what the Prophet had said) while they were in this
state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but
severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and
committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that,
and he said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's
Slave and His Apostle." Then he ordered Bilal to
announce amongst the people: "None will enter
Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this
religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith: Vol. 4 No. 297

Ahmad said: "We know of no cases where the
Prophet, peace be upon him, refused to
offer funeral prayer for any one EXCEPT in
cases of one convicted of embezzlement
(of zakat funds) AND A PERSON WHO
COMMITTED SUICIDE."
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Vol. 4 No. 9


The above authorities are few amongst those which clearly forbid suicide in Islam, SO SUICIDE IS FORBIDDEN AND NOT CONSIDERED AS A GOOD DEED IN ISLAM THIS DISQUALIFIES THEM FROM ANY FAVORS OF ALLAH .

WHAT ABOUT THOSE THEY KILL ALONGSIDE WITH THEM? WHAT DOES THEIR ACTION AMOUNT TO? ISLAM TELLS US THAT THEY HAVE COMMITTED INTENTIONAL MURDER BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THEY KILL ARE INNOCENT, IT IS A GREAT SIN, BE IT AGAINST MUSLIMS OR NON MUSLIMS AND IF THEY (THE SUICIDE BOMBERS) HAVE SURVIVED IT, THEIR PUNISHMENT WILL BE EXECUTION.

“…whoever kills a person, except
as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land,
it will be written in his book of deeds as if he had
killed all the human beings on the surface of the
Earth and whoever will save a life shall be regarded
as if he gave life to all the human beings on the
surface of the Earth. Yet, even though Our Rasools (Messengers)
came to them one after the other with clear
revelations, it was not long before, many of them
committed excesses in the land.” Q5:32

Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet said, "The biggest of Al-Kaba'ir (the great
sins) are (1) to join others as partners in worship with
Allah, (2) to murder a human being, (3) to be
undutiful to one's parents (4) and to make a false
statement," or said, "to give a false witness."
Sahih Al Bukhari vol. 9 no. 10

Narrated Ikrima from Ibn Abbas
Allah's Apostle said, "When a slave (of Allah) commits
illegal sexual intercourse, he is not a believer at the
time of committing it; and if he steals, he is not a
believer at the time of stealing; and if he drinks an
alcoholic drink, when he is not a believer at the time of
drinking it; and he is not a believer when he commits a
murder." 'Ikrima said: I asked Ibn Abbas, "How is
faith taken away from him?" He said, "Like this," by
clasping his hands and then separating them, and
added, "But if he repents, faith returns to him like this,"
by clasping his hands again.
Sahih Al Bukhari vol. 8 no. 800B



I will now conclude with opinions of Islamic scholars of the highest eminence on the matter:

QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RULING REGARDING ACTS OF JIHAD BY MEANS OF SUICIDE, SUCH AS ATTACHING EXPLOSIVES TO A CAR AND STORMING THE ENEMY, WHEREBY THE PERSON KNOWS WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT HE SHALL DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION?

ANSWER: Indeed, my opinion is that he is regarded as one who has killed himself (committed suicide), and as a result, he shall be punished in Hell, for that which is authenticated on the authority of the Prophet (S.A.W.), “Indeed, whoever (intentionally) kills himself, then certainly he will be punished in the Fire of Hell, wherein he shall dwell forever” (Bukhari & Muslim). However, one who is ignorant and does not know, and assumes his action was good and pleasing to Allah (S.W.T.), then we hope Allah forgives him for that which he did out of (ignorant) ijtihad (self-reasoning), even though I do not find any excuse for him in the present day. This is because this type of suicide is well known and widespread amongst the people of knowledge (scholars) regarding it, until the right guidance for him is differentiated from the error.

And from that which is surprising, is that these people kill themselves despite Allah having forbidden this, as He says: “And do not kill yourselves, surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you” (Q4(an-Nisa):29). And many amongst them do not desire anything except revenge of the enemy, by whatever means, be it halaal (permissible) or haram (forbidden). So they only want to satisfy their thirst for revenge. We ask Allah (S.W.T.) to bless us with foresight in His Deen and action(s) which please Him, indeed, He is All Powerful over all things. (Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (RAH) (Kayfa Nu’aalij Waaqi’unaa al-Aleem-page 119).

Elsewhere, Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (RAH) said in his explanation of Riyadus-Saaliheen (1/165-166)…But as for what some people do regarding activities of suicide, tying explosives to themselves and then approaching unbelievers and detonating them amongst them, then this is a case of suicide and Allah’s refuge is sought. So whoever commits suicide then he will be condemned eternally to Hell-Fire, remaining there forever, as occurs in the Hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W.): “And whoever kills himself with an iron weapon then the iron weapon will remain in his hand, and he will continuously stab himself in his belly with it in the Fire of Hell eternally, forever and ever”. (Muslim)

Because this person has killed himself and has not benefited Islam. So if he kills himself along with ten, or a hundred or two hundred other people, then Islam will not benefit by that, since the people will not accept Islam. Rather, this action will provoke malice and bitterness in their hearts to such an extent that they may seek to wreck havoc upon the Muslims. This is what is found from the practice of the Jews with the people of Palestine so when one of the Palestinian blows himself up and kill six or seven people, then in retaliation, they take sixty or more. So this does not produce any benefit for the Muslims, and does not benefit those amongst whose ranks explosives are detonated.
So what we hold is that those people who perform these suicide (bombings) have wrongfully committed suicide, and that this necessitates entry into Hell-Fire, and Allah’s refuge is sought and that this person is not a martyr (shaheed) because he has not taken the path of martyrdom.

Therefore we say to the Muslim Youth, “Protect your lives, on the condition that you (use it) in learning your Deen and your Islam. Become acquainted with it properly and act according to it to the best of your abilities.” This course of action and deed, slow and tedious as it may seem, is the deed that shall bear the desired fruit that is sought after by all Muslims, regardless of their varying ideologies and methodologies. All are in agreement that Islam should be what (we use) to govern, but they dispute in the path (to that objective). Surely, the best guidance is that of Muhammad (S.A.W.).

Peace and love to you all. http://www.islamfortoday.com/firestone01.htm

Answer 1

I am soooo glad you sorted this number issue of 72 virgins out.I always used to get puzzled by this cause to my knowledge i have had never come across any such fugure in the quran.Anyways atleast this one is sorted now..secondily i most def agree with You..anyone who kills himself knowingly that he is doing so is clearly in the wrong n actually is commiting a big sin.People who want to show their anger or grief should show by uniting TOGETHER And solving it with peace ,by talking, as the prophet (pbuh) did.People who are killing themselves and killing others are doing it out of desperation or fustration...not cause they are religious or fanatics. Religion is a wand they use to try and legalize their act.There is no bravery in killing yourself and the innocent ,true bravery is to stay alive and fight for what you believe in with kind words and actions!..thats how The great prophet(Saw) lived and believed in.Peace be with you!

Answer 2

no longer Muslims, purely the manipulative b@stards who deliver gullible teenagers out to kill harmless human beings. with the help of ways, there is sweet info that the 72 virgins is a mistranslation. the unique text fabric promised them a eye-catching bunch of grapes in paradise.

Answer 3

There is no such thing, unfortunately there are extreme branches of all religions, that think it is their duty to change the world according to their beliefs, and that is the main problem.

Answer 4

I know they have been lied to from an SOB POS so called prophet who talked to demons and thought they were angles and the sucker was poisoned by someone using pork in his food (good riddens) and now they are killing themselves for a cause that they will never win.

Sucks to be Islamic.

Answer 5

a more proper term would be "HOMICIDE BOMBER" SINCE THEY ARE KILLING MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST THEMSELVES.
which makes it a sin in any religion.

"suicide" sounds too disjointed for my understanding of the situation. but the drive-by media continue to use it freely. no surprise there, folks.

Answer 6

i guess if your nutty enough to being talked into being a suicide bomber your nutty enough to believe in the seventy two virgin myth. besides, if your blown to bits what are the chances of all thoes virgins wanting you.

Answer 7

Don't worry because there is no supernatural being. Do not believe the ridiculous spew coming from the zealot pant-loads.

Answer 8

no such thing. There just nutcases.