What advice can one give to a man who wants to commit suicide?

Answer

Suicide, far from relieving a person of his problems, only leads to more problems. The purpose for suicide is to put an end to the grief/ problems. But this baseless idea will be logical for atheists who have no conception of what awaits after the soul leaves this material body. If a Muslim also thinks of suicide, then it is almost certain that he has no Imaan. After Maut, a person wakes up to the true reality. The man who commits suicide will have to repeat his act of suicide perpetually until the Day of Qiyaamah. In Barzakh he will suffer the agony of killing himself over and over again. It will be a never -ending process of self-immolation without death ever arriving. So when a man commits suicide, he does not in reality die. He only appears dead to the people of the world. The torment begins from the time of suicide until Qiyaamah and beyond Qiyaamah until as along as he will remain in Jahannum. Thus, the idea of gaining escape from worldly worries and problems by committing suicide is the effect of disbelief (kufr). There is no escape from the problems. Problems are meant for surmounting. The Muslim focuses his gaze on Allah Ta'ala, and he believes that every atom moves only with the command and direct intervention of Allah Azza Wa Jal. Not a leaf falls from a tree but with Allah's command. This world is the abode of trial and tribulation. It is not a place of comfort and happiness. A Muslim is always brave and he understands that these afflictions are Allah's decrees, hence, he accepts and resigns himself to the Pleasure of his Rabb (Creator and Sustainer). Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "It is of the good fortune of a man that he remains pleased with the decree of Allah." Therefore, the one who contemplates the cowardly act of suicide, should worry about his Imaan. Does he want to perish with kufr and assign himself everlastingly to perdition in Jahannum?