Is Paradise certified for a Muslim who is killed on the battlefield?
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The Shaykh : How?
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The Shaykh : No. One does not assert it with certainty, but it is said that it is hoped for him, or it is said that whoever is killed so that the word of Allah is the highest is in the path of Allah, because you know that his intention may be different from what appears to people; he may be fighting out of tribal loyalty or bravery. For this reason, al-Bukhari titled a chapter in al-Sahih accordingly, saying: "Chapter: It is not said that so-and-so is a martyr". Yes. Yes.
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The Shaykh : Except for those for whom the Messenger testified. The Messenger said to one of them:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3697Sahih (Darussalam) Yes?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : No.
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The Shaykh : We say that such actions enter Paradise; that such actions enter Paradise. He does not enter it.
The questioner : He does not enter it, but his actions do.
The Shaykh : Yes. There is no harm. There is no harm in certifying that such actions warrant entry into Paradise.
The Shaykh : How?
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The Shaykh : No. One does not assert it with certainty, but it is said that it is hoped for him, or it is said that whoever is killed so that the word of Allah is the highest is in the path of Allah, because you know that his intention may be different from what appears to people; he may be fighting out of tribal loyalty or bravery. For this reason, al-Bukhari titled a chapter in al-Sahih accordingly, saying: "Chapter: It is not said that so-and-so is a martyr". Yes. Yes.
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The Shaykh : Except for those for whom the Messenger testified. The Messenger said to one of them:
"Be firm O Uhud! For there is none upon you except a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs."
اثبت أحد فإنما عليك نبي وصديق وشهيدانThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : No.
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The Shaykh : We say that such actions enter Paradise; that such actions enter Paradise. He does not enter it.
The questioner : He does not enter it, but his actions do.
The Shaykh : Yes. There is no harm. There is no harm in certifying that such actions warrant entry into Paradise.