The Types of Martyrs and the Best of Them in the Sight of Allah the Exalted
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our brother asks another question, saying: On whom is the term "martyr" applied? Is it applied only to the one who is martyred in the cause of Allah? Or does it include one who dies by drowning, burning, a plane crash, or falling from a height? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There are many martyrs, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
However, the best of the martyrs is the one who is killed in the cause of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to exalt the word of Allah; the one who is killed, who dies in battle with the disbelievers to exalt the word of Allah. This is a martyr in the cause of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:[Ali 'Imran 3:169] [Ali 'Imran 3:169-171] He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [Al-Baqarah 2:154] Therefore, this martyr who was killed in the path of Allah in battle against the disbelievers has specific rulings. He is not washed and is not shrouded except in the clothes in which he was killed, after the iron and extra items are removed from his clothes. He is wrapped in his clothes and buried with his blood, and no prayer is performed over him because he is a martyr, so that the signs of martyrdom remain on him, which are the bloods that flowed in the path of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The clothes in which he was killed remain on him. There are other martyrs besides the martyrs of battle who have the virtue of martyrdom, but they do not attain the rank attained by the one who fought in the path of Allah. Among them is the one who died of the plague, the one who died of a stomach ailment, meaning he suffered from diarrhea and died, and the woman who dies in childbirth, if she dies in childbirth. Among them is also the one who dies by drowning, by fire, or in sudden accidents, among the believers. These are martyrs, martyrs in the Hereafter, but in this world they are treated as the dead: they are washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in...
and buried as other dead are buried. As for those who were killed in the cause of Allah, they are martyrs in this world and in the Hereafter. They are martyrs in this world in that they are not washed, not shrouded, and no prayer is offered over them. And in the Hereafter, they have the great reward with Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Some diseases that affect the human stomach, Shaykh Salih, if a person dies as a result of them, is he considered among the martyrs, or do you have another opinion? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. In this matter, we follow what was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Hadiths have been reported that enumerate types of martyrs, some of whom we have mentioned.
The presenter:
And it is the one who dies.
The Shaykh:
The one who dies of the plague.
The presenter:
Of the plague only.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and the one who dies of dysentery, and the woman who dies in childbirth.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In a sudden accident, such as drowning, burning, and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
Car accidents, as the questioner asked.
The Shaykh:
And collapse, yes.
The presenter:
Car, plane, and ship accidents.
The Shaykh:
They are included among these because their death is sudden. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our brother asks another question, saying: On whom is the term "martyr" applied? Is it applied only to the one who is martyred in the cause of Allah? Or does it include one who dies by drowning, burning, a plane crash, or falling from a height? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There are many martyrs, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
However, the best of the martyrs is the one who is killed in the cause of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to exalt the word of Allah; the one who is killed, who dies in battle with the disbelievers to exalt the word of Allah. This is a martyr in the cause of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْreceiving provision, (170) Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those [to be martyred] after them who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. (171) They receive good tidings of favor from Allah and bounty and [of the fact] that Allah does not allow the reward of believers to be lost -
يُرْزَقُونَ فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَAnd do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَand buried as other dead are buried. As for those who were killed in the cause of Allah, they are martyrs in this world and in the Hereafter. They are martyrs in this world in that they are not washed, not shrouded, and no prayer is offered over them. And in the Hereafter, they have the great reward with Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Some diseases that affect the human stomach, Shaykh Salih, if a person dies as a result of them, is he considered among the martyrs, or do you have another opinion? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. In this matter, we follow what was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Hadiths have been reported that enumerate types of martyrs, some of whom we have mentioned.
The presenter:
And it is the one who dies.
The Shaykh:
The one who dies of the plague.
The presenter:
Of the plague only.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and the one who dies of dysentery, and the woman who dies in childbirth.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In a sudden accident, such as drowning, burning, and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
Car accidents, as the questioner asked.
The Shaykh:
And collapse, yes.
The presenter:
Car, plane, and ship accidents.
The Shaykh:
They are included among these because their death is sudden. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4194- أنواع الشهداء وأفضلهم عند الله تعالى - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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