Is the one who dies defending his homeland considered a martyr?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who dies defending his homeland considered a martyr? And is the funeral prayer performed for him?
Answer:
You know that jihad is of two types: jihad of seeking and jihad of repelling. In the case of jihad of repelling, if an enemy besieges a country, it is obligatory for everyone who is able to fight to fight, to defend the country and the sanctities of the Muslims. He is in the path of Allah the Exalted, and if he is killed, he is a martyr. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who dies defending his homeland considered a martyr? And is the funeral prayer performed for him?
Answer:
You know that jihad is of two types: jihad of seeking and jihad of repelling. In the case of jihad of repelling, if an enemy besieges a country, it is obligatory for everyone who is able to fight to fight, to defend the country and the sanctities of the Muslims. He is in the path of Allah the Exalted, and if he is killed, he is a martyr. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/561] هل يُعد من يموت مدافعاً عن وطنه شهيداً؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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