What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The one killed in battle is a martyr, the one who drowns is a martyr, and the one who dies of a stomach ailment is a martyr"?
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The questioner : This questioner, may the Shaykh be honored, asks: How do we understand the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said: to the end of the hadith?
The Shaykh : We understand it to mean that whoever dies from these things is a martyr, but this is in the general sense. As for specifying a particular individual, that is not permissible. Do you see that we say: "Every believer is in Paradise." Is that not so? But do we say that a specific person is in Paradise unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testifies to it? No, even if we see that he frequents the mosques, prays, gives charity, fasts, performs the lesser pilgrimage, and performs Hajj, we do not say that he is in Paradise. Rather, we say that every believer is in Paradise. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said:, meaning you have exaggerated. But say that whoever dies in the cause of Allah or is killed is a martyr. General martyrdom is not the same as specific martyrdom. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The one killed in battle is a martyr, the one who drowns is a martyr, and the one who dies of a stomach ailment is a martyr
قتيل المعركة شهيد والغريق شهيد والمبطون شهيدThe Shaykh : We understand it to mean that whoever dies from these things is a martyr, but this is in the general sense. As for specifying a particular individual, that is not permissible. Do you see that we say: "Every believer is in Paradise." Is that not so? But do we say that a specific person is in Paradise unless the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testifies to it? No, even if we see that he frequents the mosques, prays, gives charity, fasts, performs the lesser pilgrimage, and performs Hajj, we do not say that he is in Paradise. Rather, we say that every believer is in Paradise. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said:
You say so-and-so is a martyr and so-and-so is a martyr, and perhaps he did such and such
إنكم تقولون فلان شهيد وفلان شهيد ولعله فعل كذا وكذاThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.