Answering Questions Through The Holy Qur'an: Is self-mutilation allowed in Islam, as it is in Christianity?

Is self-mutilation allowed in Islam, as it is in Christianity?

2:195 And spend in the way of Allah and let not your own hands throw yourselves into destruction. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the good-doers.

4:29 O you who believe, do not eat one another’s wealth unjustly; instead do business with mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves. Indeed, Allah is Most Merciful to you.

92:18 The one who gives his wealth, so that he may purify himself,

(According to Verse 92:18, someone purifies himself by giving his wealth. There is no mention of self-mutilation for purification. And according to Verse 24:5, those who repent after their sin and reform, God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful)(In regard to Christianity, there is self-mutilation, in Mark 9:43-47 and Matthew 5:29-30, to avoid the whole body going into Hell)(Allah knows best)

39:53 Say, "O My slaves, those who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the Mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

21:107 And We have not sent you, except as a mercy for the worlds.

25:70 Except he who repents and believes and does righteous deeds, then for those Allah will replace their evil deeds with good ones. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

5:38 And for the male thief and the female thief - cut off their hands as a recompense for what they earned as an exemplary (punishment) (nakalan) from Allah. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. 5:39 But whoever repented after his wrongdoing and reforms, then indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

(Their hands are to be cut off by someone else, not by themselves. Verse 5:39 says, “but whoever repented after his wrongdoing and reforms, then indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness”. So, someone can obtain forgiveness “after his wrongdoing”; the Verse does not say “after his punishment” as an expiation, but they could avoid the punishment - if they repent and reform, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness (5:39))(The root of “nakalan” is “Nun-Kaf-Lam”, and it means “desist; prevent; any punishment serving to give warning to others than the sufferer or that restrains the offender from repeating the offense”. So, such punishment can be understood as a warning to avoid or a deterrence, lest they be punished)(There is also mutilation in Judaism and Christianity, in Deuteronomy 25:11-12; the context is that woman is punished by cutting off her hand if she seizes in self-defense the private parts of someone who is not her husband. It is a male Jewish innovation and oppression against women. See the link below “Do non-Muslims oppress women?” and “Is the Bible corrupted?”)(Allah knows best)

See also: Which religion is moderate and which is extreme? Who are the radicals? Judaism vs. Christianity vs. Islam

https://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2016/08/which-religion-is-moderate-and-which-is.html

See also: Is stoning supported in the Bible?

http://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2017/10/is-stoning-supported-in-bible.html

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Is self-mutilation allowed in Islam, as it is in Christianity?

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