Is the one who dies in legitimate jihad a martyr?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who was accepted in jihad, fully committed? Is he to be declared a martyr? I ask for brevity. And is he to be treated as a martyr?
Answer:
One who is killed in battle against the disbelievers so that the word of Allah is the highest is in the path of Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and he is a martyr. Allah knows best the intentions and purposes. We do not declare anyone a martyr except for what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about, but we hope for them martyrdom. If they are killed in the path of Allah under the banner of jihad, we hope for them martyrdom, and we do not guarantee this; because we do not know their intentions or their combatants.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who was accepted in jihad, fully committed? Is he to be declared a martyr? I ask for brevity. And is he to be treated as a martyr?
Answer:
One who is killed in battle against the disbelievers so that the word of Allah is the highest is in the path of Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and he is a martyr. Allah knows best the intentions and purposes. We do not declare anyone a martyr except for what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about, but we hope for them martyrdom. If they are killed in the path of Allah under the banner of jihad, we hope for them martyrdom, and we do not guarantee this; because we do not know their intentions or their combatants.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من مات في الجهاد الشرعي يكون شهيداً؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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