Causes of Safety from the Punishment of the Grave and the Ruling on One Who Dies of Cancer
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Question:
The questioner says, “Your Eminence, the Shaykh: What are the causes that save one from the punishment of the grave and that argue on behalf of its owner? Is the patient with cancer in his abdomen considered a martyr, since the one who dies of an abdominal illness is a martyr? Please guide us in this matter, and may we be rewarded.”
Answer:
The causes of safety in the grave are obedience to Allah and His Messenger, steadfastness upon the religion of Allah, and caution against sins. These are the causes of safety in the grave. The patient with cancer, or any other illness, is in a state of great good, and great good is hoped for him. Illness is an expiation for sins. If a person is struck by an illness, it is an expiation. Whatever illness, worry, or grief befalls a servant, even a thorn, Allah expiates his sins thereby.
The causes of martyrdom are many: the one struck by the plague, the one who dies of an abdominal illness, the leper, the one who dies in a building collapse, the one who drowns, and the one who is martyred in the cause of Allah. All of these are types of martyrdom. And every person who is struck by an illness or any kind of harm, it is an expiation for his sins, even a thorn. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says, “Your Eminence, the Shaykh: What are the causes that save one from the punishment of the grave and that argue on behalf of its owner? Is the patient with cancer in his abdomen considered a martyr, since the one who dies of an abdominal illness is a martyr? Please guide us in this matter, and may we be rewarded.”
Answer:
The causes of safety in the grave are obedience to Allah and His Messenger, steadfastness upon the religion of Allah, and caution against sins. These are the causes of safety in the grave. The patient with cancer, or any other illness, is in a state of great good, and great good is hoped for him. Illness is an expiation for sins. If a person is struck by an illness, it is an expiation. Whatever illness, worry, or grief befalls a servant, even a thorn, Allah expiates his sins thereby.
The causes of martyrdom are many: the one struck by the plague, the one who dies of an abdominal illness, the leper, the one who dies in a building collapse, the one who drowns, and the one who is martyred in the cause of Allah. All of these are types of martyrdom. And every person who is struck by an illness or any kind of harm, it is an expiation for his sins, even a thorn. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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