Is a wife who set herself on fire to scare her husband, and then died a month later from the burns, considered to have committed suicide Islamically, or is she merely sinful for harming herself, her husband, and her daughter?
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There is no difference between the two questions, as the doer did not intend suicide, but rather intimidation. A suicide is one who intended to kill himself, whereas one who engaged in a fatal act without intending suicide is not considered a suicide, but is sinful. Accordingly, the wife is not a suicide but has committed a great sin, and it is advised to avoid quarrels.
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