1/47. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 113b — A Repeated Warning on Self-Harm
Clarifying the emphatic prohibition against killing oneself; The one who kills himself with something will be punished with it in the fire; And that no one will enter Paradise but a muslim
Self-Harm in Islam: A Hadith Repeated With Care
Sahih Muslim : 113b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 113b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا جُنْدَبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيُّ، فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ فَمَا نَسِينَا وَمَا نَخْشَى أَنْ يَكُونَ جُنْدَبٌ كَذَبَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَرَجَ بِرَجُلٍ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ خُرَاجٌ " . فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ .
Al-Hasan Narrated from:
Jundab b. 'Abdullah al-Bajali narrated this hadith in this mosque which we can neither forget and at the same time we have no apprehension that Jundab could attribute a lie to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (the Holy Prophet) observed: A person belonging to the people of the past suffered from a boil, and then the rest of the hadith was narrated.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 113bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 215USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 208
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 113b
This narration is a shorter version of the report about a man from the past who suffered from a boil and then caused harm to himself. The key point is not the physical detail; it is the warning that a person should not rush his own death because of pain or distress. Hasan also stresses the reliability of Jundab’s transmission and says they did not fear that Jundab would lie about the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. That detail teaches respect for Hadith narration and careful trust in reliable reporting. For readers searching for self-harm in Islam, this Hadith shows that life is treated with deep seriousness and that harming oneself is not presented as an escape from hardship.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith repeats a serious warning against self-harm.
- Painful hardship should not push a person toward self-destruction.
- Reliable narration was treated with great care by early Muslims.
- The value of life is protected even when a person is suffering.
