Is it permissible to declare someone a martyr who was killed in the path of Allah, and what is the difference between generalization and specification in issuing rulings?
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The Shaykh : ...some of them are more important. Declaring a specific person a martyr is not the same as declaring it for the general public. Pay attention to this. Now, do you not know that whoever is killed in the path of Allah is a martyr? So we say: everyone who is killed in the path of Allah is a martyr. But if we see a man who plunged into battle and was killed, and we know that he is a man who chooses jihad in the path of Allah, is it permissible for us to declare that he is a martyr? Answer, everyone? No, it is not permissible. But we say: whoever is killed in the path of Allah is a martyr. As for this specific individual, we cannot say that. We believe that everyone who has faith and does good deeds is the best of creation, and his reward is Paradise, is that not so? But if we see a man who is upright in his religion and does good deeds, do we declare for him specifically? No. Pay attention, our brothers, to the difference between generalization and specification, so that you understand that there is no problem in the matter. Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) titled a chapter in his Sahih: "Chapter: It is not said that so-and-so is a martyr". Then he cited as evidence the hadith: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1656Sahih (Darussalam). "Yukallam" means what? It means to be wounded. But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was cautious and said: Mishkat al-Masabih 3802. And the Amir al-Mu'minin 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a sermon and said: . So he distinguished between generalization and specification. In any case, when we saw that the common people do not understand and do not distinguish, we wrote that whoever leaves the dish for his family or enables them to use it, it is feared that this warning will apply to him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. This is a female questioner who says: There are magazines...
The Shaykh : When the time comes, we will know.
The questioner : Be happy. What time is it now?
The Shaykh : Your custom
The questioner : Ten
The Shaykh : The custom is ten
The student: Ten minus a quarter
The Shaykh : Ten minus a quarter. The statement is what Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz said.
None is wounded in Allah's cause - and Allah knows better about who has been injured in His cause
ما من مكلوم يكلم في سبيل الله والله أعلم بمن يكلم في سبيلهand God knows best those who are wounded in His path, without coming on the day of resurrection with his wound spouting blood, the colour being that of blood but the fragrance that of musk.
والله أعلم بمن يكلم في سبيله إلا كان يوم القيامة جاء وجرحه يثعب دما اللون لون الدم والريح ريح المسكYou say so-and-so is a martyr, and perhaps he has done such and such. But say: whoever is killed in the path of Allah or dies is a martyr
إنكم تقولون فلانا شهيد ولعله قد فعل كذا وكذا ولكن قولوا : من قتل في سبيل الله أو مات فهو شهيدThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good. This is a female questioner who says: There are magazines...
The Shaykh : When the time comes, we will know.
The questioner : Be happy. What time is it now?
The Shaykh : Your custom
The questioner : Ten
The Shaykh : The custom is ten
The student: Ten minus a quarter
The Shaykh : Ten minus a quarter. The statement is what Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz said.