The Ruling on Prescribed Fighting and the Status of the One Killed in It

The questioner:
There is nothing [wrong with it]. If one faction attacks another faction, then no one prostrates to the Muslims. If they oppose, then a faction [against] a faction…

The Shaykh:
Yes, every prescribed battle, whether against disbelievers, rebels, or the Khawarij, in which a person is killed while intending to exalt the word of Allah, he is a martyr. The non-prescribed battle is the one in which the one killed is not considered a martyr. As for the prescribed battle in which the Lawgiver has permitted, This is the command of Allah, the Exalted: "Fight that which transgresses." So if one is killed in this battle, which is intended to restrain the evil of the rebels from the Muslims, he is a martyr. Yes, because it is for the exaltation of the word of Allah. Yes. After he is shrouded, his face is not uncovered, neither in the flesh nor otherwise. As for before his shrouding, there is no harm in uncovering his face and kissing him, as was mentioned to you that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) uncovered the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was lying in state and kissed him. As for when he is shrouded, he is not [uncovered] before burial or at the time of burial. Yes.