The ruling on those who are killed in demonstrations: Are they considered martyrs?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Those who go out in demonstrations and are then killed, are they ruled to be martyrs because they went out to seek their rights?
Answer:
They went out in the path of Allah. The martyr is the one who goes out in the path of Allah. You say they went out for their rights out of greed for this world, if that is true, or they went out for fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) because they love fitnah and love conflict. Allah knows best about their intentions.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Those who go out in demonstrations and are then killed, are they ruled to be martyrs because they went out to seek their rights?
Answer:
They went out in the path of Allah. The martyr is the one who goes out in the path of Allah. You say they went out for their rights out of greed for this world, if that is true, or they went out for fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) because they love fitnah and love conflict. Allah knows best about their intentions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2511] حكم من يقتل في المظاهرات هل يعد شهيدا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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