Is the killing of 'Azam considered martyrdom like martyrdom in battle? And what is the ruling on applying the title of martyr to a specific person?
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The Shaykh : ... 'Abd al-'Azam (may Allah have mercy on him) made an effort that is to be thanked in his attempt to bridge the differences, but he did not reach the desired goal.
The questioner : Until now, they have prevented, that is, Usama bin Laden; Saudi Arabia prevented him from traveling there. He had good efforts, but they prevented him out of fear of the fate of 'Abd al-'Azam; they prevented him from traveling.
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : Some even mention that 'Abd al-'Azam's efforts in this field are what led some to do what they did toward him. I mean, Shaykh, just a question, Shaykh: the killing of 'Abd al-'Azam in this field, is it martyrdom, if Allah wills? But is it equivalent to one who fought in battle?
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : It is not considered from ... .
The Shaykh : The word of testimony and the term martyr have become cheap in this time and are placed in the wrong context.
The questioner : One of the brothers even mentioned to us that a man on the pulpit here in Jordan mentioned the communist martyrs in the intifada in Palestine ...
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : Those who fight in the way of exalting the word of Allah.
Laughter.The Shaykh : AndThe student
The questioner : He mentions this on the pulpit, the communist martyrs.
The Shaykh : But there is nothing strange, what is his name? Is it George Ghamal?
The questioner : George Habash
The Shaykh : This is the one who, during the time of the Egyptians fighting the Jews, George Ghamal, a Christian, they say he blew up a naval ship of the Jews, so they made him a martyr, and he is a Christian. And we have in Syria, when we were there, they built a school and named it after him, George Ghamal, and after that?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you.
The questioner : Until now, they have prevented, that is, Usama bin Laden; Saudi Arabia prevented him from traveling there. He had good efforts, but they prevented him out of fear of the fate of 'Abd al-'Azam; they prevented him from traveling.
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : Some even mention that 'Abd al-'Azam's efforts in this field are what led some to do what they did toward him. I mean, Shaykh, just a question, Shaykh: the killing of 'Abd al-'Azam in this field, is it martyrdom, if Allah wills? But is it equivalent to one who fought in battle?
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : It is not considered from ... .
The Shaykh : The word of testimony and the term martyr have become cheap in this time and are placed in the wrong context.
The questioner : One of the brothers even mentioned to us that a man on the pulpit here in Jordan mentioned the communist martyrs in the intifada in Palestine ...
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : Those who fight in the way of exalting the word of Allah.
Laughter.The Shaykh : AndThe student
The questioner : He mentions this on the pulpit, the communist martyrs.
The Shaykh : But there is nothing strange, what is his name? Is it George Ghamal?
The questioner : George Habash
The Shaykh : This is the one who, during the time of the Egyptians fighting the Jews, George Ghamal, a Christian, they say he blew up a naval ship of the Jews, so they made him a martyr, and he is a Christian. And we have in Syria, when we were there, they built a school and named it after him, George Ghamal, and after that?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you.
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