Is the one who leaves his house while he is not ill, and then moments later is involved in a car accident and dies, considered a martyr? And is this considered the plague?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is the one who leaves his house while he is not ill, and then moments later is involved in an accident and this person dies in a car accident, considered a martyr? And is this considered the plague, because the one who dies of the plague is a martyr? I ask for your guidance?
The Shaykh : The one who dies in an accident is among the martyrs, if Allah wills, because he is like the one who dies by a building collapse, drowning, or the like. But let it be known that we do not declare a specific person to be a martyr, even if he did the deeds of the martyrs. Declaring a specific person to be a martyr is not permissible, just as declaring a specific person to be in Paradise if he is a believer, or in the Fire if he is a disbeliever, is not permissible. But we say that the one who dies in an accident, or by a building collapse, or by drowning, or by burning, or by the plague, is among the martyrs, but we do not specify him individually.
It is the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community that we do not declare a specific person to be in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared it. But we hope that this man is among the martyrs. If someone asks: "Has not the cause that entitles one to be described as a martyr been found?" We say: Yes, but it was found outwardly, and we do not know. Perhaps this man who died has in his heart obstacles that prevent him from being among the martyrs, which we do not know. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener, A.M. from Riyadh, says.
The Shaykh : The one who dies in an accident is among the martyrs, if Allah wills, because he is like the one who dies by a building collapse, drowning, or the like. But let it be known that we do not declare a specific person to be a martyr, even if he did the deeds of the martyrs. Declaring a specific person to be a martyr is not permissible, just as declaring a specific person to be in Paradise if he is a believer, or in the Fire if he is a disbeliever, is not permissible. But we say that the one who dies in an accident, or by a building collapse, or by drowning, or by burning, or by the plague, is among the martyrs, but we do not specify him individually.
It is the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community that we do not declare a specific person to be in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared it. But we hope that this man is among the martyrs. If someone asks: "Has not the cause that entitles one to be described as a martyr been found?" We say: Yes, but it was found outwardly, and we do not know. Perhaps this man who died has in his heart obstacles that prevent him from being among the martyrs, which we do not know. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener, A.M. from Riyadh, says.