The ruling on one who dies in an accident: is he a martyr?
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Question:
We will read something. The Shaykh asks: Does the martyr who drowns, or suffers from a stroke, or the like, have the same status as the martyr in the path of Allah, such as entering the highest level of Paradise and his intercession, and so on?
Answer:
He is a martyr. One who dies in an accident while a Muslim is a martyr, but he is not like the martyr of the battlefield. They call him a martyr only in the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is treated like other funerals: he is washed, shrouded, and the funeral prayer is performed over him. As for the martyr of the battlefield, he is not washed, and no funeral prayer is performed over him. He is shrouded in his clothes, not in anything else, so that the mark of martyrdom remains on him. This is called a martyr in this world and the Hereafter, certainly in a battle in the path of Allah.
As for one who dies by burning, drowning, or a sudden accident, he is called a martyr among the martyrs of the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is not treated as a martyr, but rather he is treated like the rest of the deceased Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We will read something. The Shaykh asks: Does the martyr who drowns, or suffers from a stroke, or the like, have the same status as the martyr in the path of Allah, such as entering the highest level of Paradise and his intercession, and so on?
Answer:
He is a martyr. One who dies in an accident while a Muslim is a martyr, but he is not like the martyr of the battlefield. They call him a martyr only in the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is treated like other funerals: he is washed, shrouded, and the funeral prayer is performed over him. As for the martyr of the battlefield, he is not washed, and no funeral prayer is performed over him. He is shrouded in his clothes, not in anything else, so that the mark of martyrdom remains on him. This is called a martyr in this world and the Hereafter, certainly in a battle in the path of Allah.
As for one who dies by burning, drowning, or a sudden accident, he is called a martyr among the martyrs of the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is not treated as a martyr, but rather he is treated like the rest of the deceased Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : هو قابض هو باسط هو خافض — islamhouse.com (56:50)
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