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If someone dies by taking their own life, such as through drug overdose, and people ask the cause of death, are we to say the real cause or keep it a secret by saying that they died in their sleep or something similar?

If someone dies by taking their own life, such as through drug overdose, and people ask the cause of death, are we to say the real cause or keep it a secret by saying that they died in their sleep or something similar?

Abbas Jaffer, Sheikh Abbas Jaffer is an optometrist by profession and has a Master’s degree in Islamic Sciences. He is a part time lecturer at the Islamic College in London and is currently writing his doctoral... Answered 3 years ago

You should not lie about the cause but not broadcast it either, in case you increase the pain of the relatives.

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Abbas Jaffer

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