A question regarding the treatment of a martyr in this world as if he were dead, even though he is alive in his grave
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The questioner : Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden us from saying ... Also, it is assumed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not described as having been martymed, so how
The Shaykh : It is not said, what?
The questioner : It is not said that a person who was killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr unless there is a specific text, because we do not know if this person died as a martyr or...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. For this reason, we say that for one who is killed in the cause of Allah, the rulings of this world must be applied to him. So we do not wash him, we do not shroud him, we do not pray over him, and we bury him at the place of his death, and we do not say that he is dead.
The questioner : Do we say he is a martyr?
The Shaykh : We say he is a martyr in terms of this world, but he is not a martyr in terms of the Hereafter. We do not know; Allah knows best, because the Messenger said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1656Sahih (Darussalam). Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not said, what?
The questioner : It is not said that a person who was killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr unless there is a specific text, because we do not know if this person died as a martyr or...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. For this reason, we say that for one who is killed in the cause of Allah, the rulings of this world must be applied to him. So we do not wash him, we do not shroud him, we do not pray over him, and we bury him at the place of his death, and we do not say that he is dead.
The questioner : Do we say he is a martyr?
The Shaykh : We say he is a martyr in terms of this world, but he is not a martyr in terms of the Hereafter. We do not know; Allah knows best, because the Messenger said: