Is it valid for a mujahid to enter the battlefield without armor, and is it permissible for him to seek martyrdom?
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The questioner : Is it permissible, O Shaykh, for a mujahid to enter the battlefield without an arm or a shield?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Without, meaning without his armor, without a shield.
The Shaykh : And prepare for them. Yes. Whatever strength you can muster, prepare the equipment before we enter.
The questioner : What is the ruling, O Shaykh, if he has no weapon and prepares the equipment, but he says he wants to be martyred, so he exposes his chest to death?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From this window.
The Shaykh : Therefore, in the story of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed him that he would enter Paradise if he was killed facing the enemy rather than retreating, he placed the dates in his hand and said, "If I remain until I eat these, it is indeed a long life." But for this reason, the scholars say that it is permissible for a person to enter the ranks of the disbelievers, even if he is alone,
The questioner : and we rely only on the causes.
The Shaykh : In any case, he is a deterrent until he kills them, causing defeat for his Muslim brothers.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Without, meaning without his armor, without a shield.
The Shaykh : And prepare for them. Yes. Whatever strength you can muster, prepare the equipment before we enter.
The questioner : What is the ruling, O Shaykh, if he has no weapon and prepares the equipment, but he says he wants to be martyred, so he exposes his chest to death?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From this window.
The Shaykh : Therefore, in the story of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed him that he would enter Paradise if he was killed facing the enemy rather than retreating, he placed the dates in his hand and said, "If I remain until I eat these, it is indeed a long life." But for this reason, the scholars say that it is permissible for a person to enter the ranks of the disbelievers, even if he is alone,
The questioner : and we rely only on the causes.
The Shaykh : In any case, he is a deterrent until he kills them, causing defeat for his Muslim brothers.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2524 - 4600 هل يصح للمجاهد أن يدخل ساحة المعركة بدون درع وهل له أن يتعرض للشهادة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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