The ruling on one who dies in a traffic accident
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Question:
One of my brothers was driving the car at a very high speed, and my second brother was sitting next to the wall of the house. It was Allah’s decree that the car would lunge toward him, causing severe injuries from which he died immediately without uttering a single word. When the condolence visitors came, many of them stated that he is considered a martyr, and they informed us that the scholars have reached a consensus on this, because death in a car accident falls under the ruling of being crushed by a collapsing building. Is it true that he is a martyr?
Answer:
We hope so. The closest view—may Allah know best—is that he is in the status of a martyr, because the car striking him, or overturning with him, or colliding with him, all of these fall under the ruling of being crushed by a collapsing building. So, if Allah wills, he is a martyr if the car pushed him, or overturned with him, or struck him from the front or the back; all of this is in the status of being crushed by a collapsing building, if Allah wills. Yes, his ruling is the ruling of the martyrs, if Allah wills, in terms of the reward. However, he is washed and prayed over, but in terms of the reward.
As for the martyrs who are not washed and not prayed over, these are the martyrs of the battlefield, the martyrs in the battle who are killed and die in the battle of jihad in the cause of Allah. These are not washed and not prayed over; rather, they are buried in their clothes and their blood, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the casualties of Uhud, who died in the Battle of Uhud. The martyrs in the battle were not washed and not prayed over by him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he informed that they are alive with their Lord, being provided for.
As for the one who dies by being crushed by a collapsing building, or drowning, or ... the belly, or the plague, these are called martyrs. And so are those in their status, such as one who is struck by a car, or whose car overturns with him, or the like. These have the status of the martyrs in terms of the reward, but they are washed and prayed over. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
One of my brothers was driving the car at a very high speed, and my second brother was sitting next to the wall of the house. It was Allah’s decree that the car would lunge toward him, causing severe injuries from which he died immediately without uttering a single word. When the condolence visitors came, many of them stated that he is considered a martyr, and they informed us that the scholars have reached a consensus on this, because death in a car accident falls under the ruling of being crushed by a collapsing building. Is it true that he is a martyr?
Answer:
We hope so. The closest view—may Allah know best—is that he is in the status of a martyr, because the car striking him, or overturning with him, or colliding with him, all of these fall under the ruling of being crushed by a collapsing building. So, if Allah wills, he is a martyr if the car pushed him, or overturned with him, or struck him from the front or the back; all of this is in the status of being crushed by a collapsing building, if Allah wills. Yes, his ruling is the ruling of the martyrs, if Allah wills, in terms of the reward. However, he is washed and prayed over, but in terms of the reward.
As for the martyrs who are not washed and not prayed over, these are the martyrs of the battlefield, the martyrs in the battle who are killed and die in the battle of jihad in the cause of Allah. These are not washed and not prayed over; rather, they are buried in their clothes and their blood, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the casualties of Uhud, who died in the Battle of Uhud. The martyrs in the battle were not washed and not prayed over by him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he informed that they are alive with their Lord, being provided for.
As for the one who dies by being crushed by a collapsing building, or drowning, or ... the belly, or the plague, these are called martyrs. And so are those in their status, such as one who is struck by a car, or whose car overturns with him, or the like. These have the status of the martyrs in terms of the reward, but they are washed and prayed over. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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