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?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 3 years ago
Bismihi ta'ala
Such deaths are not only hard for the immediate family, but also difficult to explain to others, as they may quickly be judgmental.
No, it is not necessary at all for you to inform people of the cause of death, and you can just say "he/she passed away, please pray for him/her." And if they have a follow-up question, repeat that sentence.
As you know, lying is haram, and so you should not make something else up, but just rather feel confident that you do not need to tell people this kind of personal information.
If they care and are concerned, they would just leave it at that, and respect your feelings and privacy and just do dua for the marhoom/marhoomah.
Wassalam
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