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BayAreaWhiteMan
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Assalam O Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Brother,
Welcome to the forum and welcome to the biggest family of Islam. I hope you are doing well and you find peace and blessing in your life by practicing Islam and its teachings.
Looks like you are from CA. I am from Sacramento, CA which is not far from bay area. I hope we can meet in person one day. PM me to exchange cell phone numbers please.
Anyways going back to the topic of this thread, Committing suicide is strictly forbidden in Islam. Suicide in not a solution to our problems, in fact, by committing suicide we get into hell fire and go through the eternal pain and torture in hell fire. This is because we decided to take life and death in our own hands and lost trust and hope in Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala.
Narrated Abu Huraira-:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1365
In-book reference: Book 23, Hadith 118
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 446
https://sunnah.com/bukhari/23/118
And Allah knows the best!
Ma'aSalaam