Is someone who suffered from severe depression and refused to eat or drink until they died considered a suicide victim, and is it permissible to pray for them?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If depression affected your relative's mind and prevented him from eating and drinking until he died against his will, he is not considered a suicide. However, if he willingly refrained from eating and drinking to kill himself, he is considered a suicide. In both cases, the funeral prayer is performed over him, because he does not exit Islam; rather, he is considered to have committed a grave sin.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/89920
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 89920
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy