Who is the martyr?
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Question:
The questioner says, “O honorable Shaykh: Who is the martyr in the legal sense?”
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this. There are many martyrs, and the greatest and best of them is the martyr in the cause of Allah, the one killed in the cause of Allah. Among them is the one who dies from a stomach ailment, and among them is the one who dies from the plague; this one is also a martyr, a martyr of the plague. The one who dies from a stomach ailment is a martyr, along with a group that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified. However, the best and greatest of them is the martyr in battle. Yes. The one who dies in a collapse is a martyr, and the one who dies in a fire is a martyr. A woman who dies because of childbirth, because of post-natal bleeding, is a martyr. Yes.
The questioner says, “O honorable Shaykh: Who is the martyr in the legal sense?”
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this. There are many martyrs, and the greatest and best of them is the martyr in the cause of Allah, the one killed in the cause of Allah. Among them is the one who dies from a stomach ailment, and among them is the one who dies from the plague; this one is also a martyr, a martyr of the plague. The one who dies from a stomach ailment is a martyr, along with a group that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified. However, the best and greatest of them is the martyr in battle. Yes. The one who dies in a collapse is a martyr, and the one who dies in a fire is a martyr. A woman who dies because of childbirth, because of post-natal bleeding, is a martyr. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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