Is it correct to describe the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a martyr?
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The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
And regarding the naming of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a martyr, O Shaykh, I found a report (athar) for it.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best, Allah knows best.
The questioner:
You do not see it, O Shaykh, no.
The Shaykh:
I know of the story of his eating from the poisoned sheep, or the severing of my aorta; it is hoped that he will have martyrdom through this, but he is better than the martyrs, (peace and blessings be upon him). I say he is better than the martyrs, above the rank of the martyrs, the prophets and the truthful ones and the martyrs; the martyrs come after the prophets and after the truthful ones. Yes.
The questioner:
Our Shaykh, it was presented to you. Yes. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Musnad: Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, saying: Al-A'mash narrated to us from Abdullah ibn Murrah from Abu al-Ahwas from Abdullah, who said:Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 13:284 And that is because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, chose him as a prophet and made him a martyr.
The Shaykh:
He weakens it due to Al-A'mash; Al-A'mash is a concealor (tadlis) and he used the abbreviation (i'ina). But the point is the severing of my aorta from the side of the meal he ate in Khaybar. I testify to this in meaning, but it is a sickness from which he did not die, as is known by the consensus of the Muslims that he did not die from it. He suffered from a sickness after his illness for about twelve days, and he died from his sickness, (peace and blessings be upon him). This is what came in the two Sahihs, which is more established than this.
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
And regarding the naming of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a martyr, O Shaykh, I found a report (athar) for it.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best, Allah knows best.
The questioner:
You do not see it, O Shaykh, no.
The Shaykh:
I know of the story of his eating from the poisoned sheep, or the severing of my aorta; it is hoped that he will have martyrdom through this, but he is better than the martyrs, (peace and blessings be upon him). I say he is better than the martyrs, above the rank of the martyrs, the prophets and the truthful ones and the martyrs; the martyrs come after the prophets and after the truthful ones. Yes.
The questioner:
Our Shaykh, it was presented to you. Yes. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Musnad: Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, saying: Al-A'mash narrated to us from Abdullah ibn Murrah from Abu al-Ahwas from Abdullah, who said:
For I swear by Allah nine times that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was killed, and that killing is more beloved to me than to swear once.
لأن أحلف بالله تسعا إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قتل قتلا أحب إلي من أن أحلف واحدا،The Shaykh:
He weakens it due to Al-A'mash; Al-A'mash is a concealor (tadlis) and he used the abbreviation (i'ina). But the point is the severing of my aorta from the side of the meal he ate in Khaybar. I testify to this in meaning, but it is a sickness from which he did not die, as is known by the consensus of the Muslims that he did not die from it. He suffered from a sickness after his illness for about twelve days, and he died from his sickness, (peace and blessings be upon him). This is what came in the two Sahihs, which is more established than this.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 665- هل يصح وصف النبي ﷺ بأنه شهيد؟ - فوائد شرح كتاب الوابل الصيب - ابن باز — youtube.com
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