New Delhi, 20 Nov 2025: In response to the recent suicide attack near the Red Fort in Delhi, All India Fatwa Board has issued a strong religious ruling (Fatwa) declaring suicide attacks as absolutely prohibited (haram) in Islam.
The Fatwa was issued following a query by Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri, Chairman of the Muslim Students Organisation of India (MSO), regarding the Islamic perspective on such acts of violence.
Islam Declares Human Life Sacred
In the statement, the Fatwa Board highlighted that Islam considers human life sacred and inviolable. The Qur’an equates the killing of an innocent person with “the killing of all humanity.” The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that the first matter to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will be the shedding of human blood.
Suicide Strictly Forbidden in Islam
The fatwa emphasizes that Islam forbids not only killing others unjustly but also taking one’s own life. The Qur’an clearly states:
“Do not kill yourselves; indeed Allah is Merciful to you.”
“Do not throw yourselves into destruction.”
Prophetic teachings further warn that a person who commits suicide will be punished through the very means used for suicide and will be deprived of Paradise.
Suicide Attacks: A Double Crime
According to the fatwa, suicide attacks combine two major sins—killing oneself and killing innocent people.
Such acts constitute an even more severe crime in Islamic law and have “No justification whatsoever” in the religion.
Strong Condemnation of the Delhi Incident
“The suicide attack in India’s capital is deeply condemnable, and Islam offers no space or leniency for such actions,” the statement reads. The Fatwa Board clarified that these acts contradict the fundamental teachings of peace, justice, and sanctity of life in Islam.
Issued By
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Shahid Ali Misbahi
Director, All India Fatwa Board
(New Delhi)