The Meaning of a Bad Death
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Question:
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by a bad death? Is it a bad ending, or death by drowning, or by accident, or by burning, or by falling, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge from it in the hadith?
Answer:
What is meant by a bad death is dying upon other than Islam; that is the bad death. As for a Muslim who dies in a sudden accident, such as drowning, burning, or a car accident, this is martyrdom; he is considered among the martyrs.
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by a bad death? Is it a bad ending, or death by drowning, or by accident, or by burning, or by falling, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge from it in the hadith?
Answer:
What is meant by a bad death is dying upon other than Islam; that is the bad death. As for a Muslim who dies in a sudden accident, such as drowning, burning, or a car accident, this is martyrdom; he is considered among the martyrs.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 87 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حكم المرتد|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:07)
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