Using the terms "shahid" (martyr) and "al-marhum" (the deceased) for people

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it permissible for us to call people martyrs, or to say "So-and-so is a martyr" or "So-and-so is the deceased"?

Answer:
No, one does not say "martyr" unless there is evidence from the Book and the Sunnah that he is a martyr. However, we hope for him that he is a martyr, but we do not assert it with certainty; because this is part of the knowledge of Allah, which no one knows except Him. When a man was fighting alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was brave and did not leave the enemy a single escape or entry point without pursuing it, the Companions praised him, saying, "None of us has performed as well as So-and-so." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This was distressing to them.
It was distressing to them that this brave mujahid, who was offering his life, was in the Fire. One man followed him to see how his affair would end. He followed him, and while he was fighting, he was wounded with a severe wound, so he panicked and killed himself. He panicked and killed himself. The Companion then knew that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had spoken the truth in this, and he said, "I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah," because he had informed that he was among the people of the Fire. What he had informed about came to pass (peace and blessings be upon him); his ending was that he was among the people of the Fire. The decree had preceded him.

The presenter:
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