From the Rulings on Oaths
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Martyrs in Islam
Question: Is a person who dies by fire considered a martyr if his deeds were righteous? My brother died in the fire in the city of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and was buried in al-Baqi'. He was, praise be to Allah, upright, a student of religious knowledge, and a caller to the religion of Allah the Exalted. I read a hadith that did not mention a person who dies by fire,And it is: , or as it was reported in the hadith. How authentic is this hadith?
Answer: It was reported that whoever dies in one of these sudden accidents receives the reward of a martyr. Your brother is to be hoped for this, if Allah wills, because he died in a sudden accident, and in an accident similar to drowning or being crushed by a collapse. So martyrdom is hoped for him, if Allah wills. However, we do not assert martyrdom for anyone except with evidence, but we hope for the reward of a martyr, if Allah wills.
Question: Is the wording of the hadith correct as it was reported in the question?
Answer: It was reported in its meaning, so it is correct in its meaning.
[From the Rulings on Oaths]
Question: What is the ruling on one who swears an oath denying that something happened, even though it did happen, but he does not know that it happened? It happened that we did something that harmed a person, and that person came,And our father asked: Did we do that thing? But our father denied it and swore an oath that we were innocent of it, even though we had done it, but our father did not know. Is it permissible for us to pay the expiation for him while he does not know, or should we tell him and he pays the expiation himself, or is there no sin in that?
Answer: First of all, it is obligatory for the Muslim to guard his oath and not to rush to swear, except when there is a need, and if he is certain of what he is swearing about. As for if a person swears that something happened or did not happen based on his predominant belief, and it turns out to be otherwise, there is no sin on him; because he swore based on his predominant belief, so there is no sin on him, and this is considered a vain oath.
As for if he swears a deliberate lie, he sins by that. There is no expiation on him, but there is sin on him. It is obligatory for him to seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents.
As for the expiation, it is not obligatory except in an oath intended to bind oneself to a future possible matter. So the expiation is only in an oath regarding a future thing that one will do or not do, or if one does not do it. As for a past matter, if he was a deliberate liar, he sinned, and he must repent to Allah. And if he swore based on his predominant belief and it turned out to be otherwise, there is no blame on him; because this is considered a vain oath.
Question: Is a person who dies by fire considered a martyr if his deeds were righteous? My brother died in the fire in the city of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and was buried in al-Baqi'. He was, praise be to Allah, upright, a student of religious knowledge, and a caller to the religion of Allah the Exalted. I read a hadith that did not mention a person who dies by fire,And it is:
Whoever dies in the path of Allah, or drowns, or dies of a stomach ailment, or is struck by the plague, or is crushed by a collapse, is a martyr
من مات في سبيل الله، أو غريقًا، أو مبطونًا، أو مصابًا بمرض الطاعون، أو بالهدم فهو شهيدAnswer: It was reported that whoever dies in one of these sudden accidents receives the reward of a martyr. Your brother is to be hoped for this, if Allah wills, because he died in a sudden accident, and in an accident similar to drowning or being crushed by a collapse. So martyrdom is hoped for him, if Allah wills. However, we do not assert martyrdom for anyone except with evidence, but we hope for the reward of a martyr, if Allah wills.
Question: Is the wording of the hadith correct as it was reported in the question?
Answer: It was reported in its meaning, so it is correct in its meaning.
[From the Rulings on Oaths]
Question: What is the ruling on one who swears an oath denying that something happened, even though it did happen, but he does not know that it happened? It happened that we did something that harmed a person, and that person came,And our father asked: Did we do that thing? But our father denied it and swore an oath that we were innocent of it, even though we had done it, but our father did not know. Is it permissible for us to pay the expiation for him while he does not know, or should we tell him and he pays the expiation himself, or is there no sin in that?
Answer: First of all, it is obligatory for the Muslim to guard his oath and not to rush to swear, except when there is a need, and if he is certain of what he is swearing about. As for if a person swears that something happened or did not happen based on his predominant belief, and it turns out to be otherwise, there is no sin on him; because he swore based on his predominant belief, so there is no sin on him, and this is considered a vain oath.
As for if he swears a deliberate lie, he sins by that. There is no expiation on him, but there is sin on him. It is obligatory for him to seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents.
As for the expiation, it is not obligatory except in an oath intended to bind oneself to a future possible matter. So the expiation is only in an oath regarding a future thing that one will do or not do, or if one does not do it. As for a past matter, if he was a deliberate liar, he sinned, and he must repent to Allah. And if he swore based on his predominant belief and it turned out to be otherwise, there is no blame on him; because this is considered a vain oath.