The Ruling on One Who Is Killed on the Southern Borders
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Question:
Also, if a soldier is killed while stationed on the southern borders in Jazan or Najran, and not in a battle with the enemy, is he considered a martyr who receives the worldly and hereafter rulings of a martyr?
Answer:
If his intention is sound and he seeks the reward from Allah in his work, and he dies or is killed, then he is a soldier stationed in the cause of Allah, and the reward of the stationed soldier continues for him until the Day of Resurrection, as you have heard. Yes.
Also, if a soldier is killed while stationed on the southern borders in Jazan or Najran, and not in a battle with the enemy, is he considered a martyr who receives the worldly and hereafter rulings of a martyr?
Answer:
If his intention is sound and he seeks the reward from Allah in his work, and he dies or is killed, then he is a soldier stationed in the cause of Allah, and the reward of the stationed soldier continues for him until the Day of Resurrection, as you have heard. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 05 / فتاوى على الهواء - 06 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:04)
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