The
Rulings On Dying Shaheed: Case Of Martyrdom
05 May 2010By Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Manshur
Hoping for and seeking
shaheed is a form of deed which is from amongst
the most important. Rasulullah shalallahu 'alaihi
wasallam also avidly hoped for dying shaheed:
"By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! I would love to
be martyred in Allah's Cause and then come back to
life and then get martyred, and then come back to life
again and then get martyred and then come back to life
again and then get martyred." [HR Al-Bukhari]
Just as in the hadith of Sahl bin Hanif that the
Prophet shalallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
“Whoever sincerely asks Allah to award him with
martyrdom would be given the rewards of martyrs even
if he dies on his bed.” [HR Muslim]
It is approved to call every Mujahid, who is killed in
the cause of Allah, shaheed, based on
external conditions and surrender every thing else
that is hidden to Allah.
A hadith which says:
“All the sins of a martyr are forgiven except his
debt.” [HR Muslim]
This hadith, as well as other similar hadiths could
not be taken in an absolute manner, as there are a few
exceptions i.e. those who have delegated someone to
pay off the debt, those who have left repayment for
the debt and those who have the intention to pay off
the debt. This has been set by the ulama's of
Fiqh.
The true understanding about the border limitation of
a war zone is a zone where a war is taking place in
it. In fact, the limitation is not only limited to one
zone only. It could stretch to a distance of hundreds
of thousand of miles. This is because of the range of
modern weapons which can reach an expansive area and
which is normally known as the operation stage, be it
in the air, on the sea or the land.
It is agreed by the ulama's that every
Muslim, who is killed at the hands of the kafir,
is shaheed.
Similarly, they also agree that every Muslim who get
himself killed accidentally or being killed by Muslim
comrades accidentally in battle, is still considered
shaheed.
When a 'jasad' (body) is found in battle and
there is no indication whatsoever as to how he has
died, according to a strong and accurate opinion, he
is still considered as shaheed in battle.
Thus are the opinions of the mazhab of
Shafi'i and Maliki, as well as from a riwaayah
of Imam Ahmad.
The ulama's of the four mazhabs
agree that for the people who die shaheed in
battle, it is not a requirement that they must die
from certain weapons. But, the condition is that their
death are caused by the enemies.
The ulama's of Fiqh agree that it is
enough to wrap the janazas of those who die
shaheed with the clothes they are wearing at the time
of their shaheed, as prescribed by the
Shari'ah. And according to a strong and accurate
opinion, it is not allowed take those clothes off and
replace them with another.
If the clothes of the people who die shaheed
are stolen in battle, then they should be wrapped in a
way similar to those who die generally in normal
conditions.
Jumhur ulama' are of the opinion
that all items donned by the people who die
shaheed should be taken off, except the clothes.
Therefore, the weapons, body armors or bulletproof
shields should be taken off.
About performing the funeral prayer for the people who
die shaheed, Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullah
said, "What is agreed on this issue is that the
people are welcome to choose between performing it or
not. Because, both of the opinions equally have al-Atsar
(الأثر) they are
based on."
The shaheed people are to be buried on the
location where they are killed if possible. However,
if circumstances do not allow, maybe due to concern
that the jasad would be stolen, burnt or
mutilated, then it is allowed to transfer them to
other areas.
O Allah, I beg You for a happy life, the death of
shaheed and victory over the enemies.
All praises are for Allah, with Whose grace
all goodness becomes complete.
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