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AL-KAFI #965 : ADAKAH KEMATIAN MUHAMMAD ADIB DIKIRA SYAHID
Is the death of Muhammad Adib considered martyrdom?
Short answer
As a general rule, a specific person cannot be declared a martyr unless the Prophet SAW testified to it or the Muslim community unanimously agreed, since only Allah SWT knows the true status.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
As a general rule, a specific person cannot be declared a martyr unless the Prophet SAW testified to it or the Muslim community unanimously agreed, since only Allah SWT knows the true status. Even so, the fatwa prays that Muhammad Adib be granted the honour of a martyr. It draws an analogy with the person killed by a collapse (sahib al-hadmi) and with the hadith on those killed defending themselves and their property, understood as martyrdom in the hereafter.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pada asasnya, kita tidak boleh menentukan dengan khusus atau mengatakan dengan menta'yin seseorang itu mati syahid kecuali mereka yang telah dipersaksikan oleh Rasulullah SAW atau yang telah disepakati oleh umat atas kesyahidannya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #965 : ADAKAH KEMATIAN MUHAMMAD ADIB DIKIRA SYAHID”, 18 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2888-al-kafi-965-adakah-kematian-muhammad-adib-dikira-syahid. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-muhammad-adib-considered-a-martyr/