A person afflicted with an abdominal illness who dies as a result: is he considered among the martyrs?
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The questioner:
He asks Shaykh Salih about a person afflicted with an abdominal illness who died as a result: is he considered among the martyrs? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It has come in the hadith that the one who dies from an abdominal illness is among the martyrs.
The presenter:
That is possible.
The Shaykh:
So if he was afflicted with diarrhea and death overtook him because of it, then martyrdom is hoped for him. Yes.
The questioner:
So the intended meaning is this illness and nothing else, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah. May Allah reward you with good.
He asks Shaykh Salih about a person afflicted with an abdominal illness who died as a result: is he considered among the martyrs? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It has come in the hadith that the one who dies from an abdominal illness is among the martyrs.
The presenter:
That is possible.
The Shaykh:
So if he was afflicted with diarrhea and death overtook him because of it, then martyrdom is hoped for him. Yes.
The questioner:
So the intended meaning is this illness and nothing else, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، المصاب بمرضٍ في البطن، وتوفي على أثره، هل يُعد من الشهداء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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