Meaning of the verse, “and do not throw yourselves into destruction”
Question

                Can you please clarify the meaning of the verse of 2.195] And spend in the way of Allah and cast not yourselves to perdition with your own hands, and do good (to others); surely Allah loves the doers of good. I am confused because on this fatwa it refered to not spending in the cause of Allah The question number 46807 .

but then I read another fatwa where it said refered to it as killing yourself If I have understood it correctly Sheik. The question number 21589 Can you please clarify Sheik?.
Praise be to Allah.
    The scholars – mufassireen, fuqaha’ and others -- are 
    unanimously agreed that the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of 
    the meaning): “And spend in the Cause of Allaah (i.e. Jihad of all kinds) 
    and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in 
    the Cause of Allaah), and do good. Truly, Allaah loves Al-Muhsinoon(the good-doers)” [al-Baqarah 2:195] was revealed in the 
    context of enjoining spending, and with regard to the reason for the 
    revelation of this verse it was narrated that some of the Sahaabah wanted to 
    focus on their farms and trade, and forsake jihad for the sake of Allaah, 
    and Allaah warned them against doing that in this verse. 

    Imam al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) narrated from 
    Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he said 
    concerning this verse: It was revealed concerning spending (in the way of 
    Allaah). End quote. (al-Bukhaari, no. 4516). 

    Al-Tirmidhi (2972) narrated that Aslam Abu ‘Imraan said: We 
    were in the city of the Byzantines and there came out to us a large number 
    of Byzantines. One of the Muslim men charged at the Byzantine ranks until he 
    penetrated among them, and the people shouted and said: Subhaan Allaah! He 
    has thrown himself into destruction! Abu Ayyoob al-Ansaari stood up and 
    said: O people, you are misinterpreting this verse. Rather this verse was 
    revealed concerning us Ansaar, when Allaah granted victory to Islam and the 
    number of its supporters increased. We said to one another in private, and 
    not to the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him): 
    Our wealth and property have diminished. Allaah has granted victory to Islam 
    and the number of its supporters has increased. We should focus on our 
    wealth and property and try to take care of them. Then Allaah revealed to 
    His Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) a verse which 
    refuted what we said: “And spend in the Cause of Allaah (i.e. Jihad of 
    all kinds) and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending 
    your wealth in the Cause of Allaah)”. So destruction here referred to 
    focusing on wealth and property, and abandoning jihad. Abu Ayyoob continued 
    to strive in jihad for the sake of Allaah until he was buried in 
    Constantinople.

    Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 
    13. 

    Despite that, the scholars -- both earlier and later -- also 
    quoted this verse as evidence to show that it is forbidden to kill oneself 
    or harm oneself or throw oneself into destruction by any means, based on the 
    general meaning of the words of the verse and by analogy, and they affirmed 
    the basic usooli principle which says: what counts is the general meaning of 
    the words, not the specific reason for revelation. 

    Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

    As for restricting it to that -- meaning restricting the 
    verse to the matter of not spending for the sake of Allaah -- that is 
    subject to further discussion, because what counts is the general meaning of 
    the wording. End quote. 

    Fath al-Baari, 8/185 

    Al-Shawkaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

    i.e., do not do that which will bring about your destruction. 
    The salaf had a number of opinions concerning the meaning of the verse. The 
    truth is that what matters is the general meaning of the wording not the 
    specific reason for revelation. Everything that may be called destruction in 
    religious or worldly terms is included in that. This is the view of Ibn 
    Jareer al-Tabari. End quote. 

    Fath al-Qadeer, 1/193 

    This is also indicated by the various interpretations that 
    the salaf gave for this verse. It was narrated from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib (may 
    Allaah be pleased with him) that he regarded the one who committed a sin 
    then despaired of the mercy of Allaah as throwing himself into destruction. 

    Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Baari (8/33): It was 
    narrated by Ibn Jareer and Ibn al-Mundhir with a saheeh isnaad. 

    Thus it becomes clear that the two answers previously given 
    on our website do not contradict one another. What is mentioned in question 
    number 46807 explains the 
    reason for the revelation of this verse and the context in which it was 
    revealed. 

    The answer to question number
    21589 is quoting as evidence 
    the general meaning of the wording of the verse, and explaining that it is 
    not permissible to throw oneself into destruction in any sense, whatever the 
    form of this destruction or harm. 

    And Allaah knows best.