The Virtues of the Martyr:
➊ وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ
“And do not say of those who are killed in the way of Allah, ‘They are dead.’ Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.”
➋ وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ — فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ – يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ —
“Do not think of those who have been killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive, being provided for by their Lord. They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they rejoice concerning those who have not yet joined them from behind them, that there is no fear for them, nor will they grieve. They rejoice in a blessing from Allah and a bounty, and that Allah does not waste the reward of the believers.”
➌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا
“Among the believers are men who have been true to what they pledged to Allah. Among them are those who have fulfilled their vow, and among them are those who await. And they have not changed in the least.”
➍ Hadrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
يغـفـر للشهيد كل ذنب إلا الدين وفي رواية قال: القتل فى سبيل الله يكفر كل شيئ إلا الدين
“Allah forgives the martyr every sin except debt.” And in another narration he said: “Being killed in the way of Allah expiates everything except debt.”
➎ Hadrat Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
رأيت الليلة رجلين أتياني فصعدا بي الشجرة فاد خلاني دارا هى أحسن وأفضل لم أرقط أحسن منها قالا أما هذه فدار الشهداء
“Last night I saw in a dream two men who came to me, took me up a tree, and brought me into a house more beautiful and excellent than any I have ever seen. The two men told me that this house is the house of the martyrs.”
➏ Hadrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
ما أحد يدخل الجنة يحب أن يرجع إلى الدنيا وله ما على الأرض من شيئ إلا الشهيد يتمنى أن يرجع إلى الدنيا فيقتل عشر مرات لما يرى من الكرامة ، وفي رواية ، لما يرى من فضل الشهادة
“No person who enters Paradise would wish to return to the world and have whatever is on earth, except the martyr. He will wish to return to the world and be killed ten times in the way of Allah, because of the honour and the excellence of martyrdom that he has seen.”
➐ Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions:
لما أصيب إخوانكم جعل الله أرواحهم فى جوف طير خضر ترد أنهار الجنة تأكل من ثمارها وتأوى إلى قناديل من ذهب معلقة فى ظل العرش ، فلما وجدوا طيب مأكلهم ومشربهم ومقيلهم قالوا من يبلغ إخواننا عنا أنا أحياء فى الجنة نرزق لئلا يزهدوا فى الجهاد ولا ينكلوا عند الحرب فقال الله تعالى أنا أبلغهم عنكم فأنزل الله عزوجل:
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
“On the day of Uhud, Allah placed the souls of your brothers who were martyred into the bellies of green birds. These birds drink from the rivers of Paradise, eat from the fruits of Paradise, and rest in golden lamps suspended in the shade of the Throne. When they found the goodness of their food, drink and resting places, they said: ‘Who will convey on our behalf to our brothers that we are alive and in Paradise? So that our brothers do not lose hope of Paradise and do not show cowardice in battle.’ Allah, seeing their desire, said: ‘I will convey this message to them on your behalf.’ Thereupon this verse was revealed: ‘Do not say of those who are killed in the way of Allah that they are dead. Rather, they are alive, being provided for by their Lord.'”
➑ Hadrat Miqdam bin Ma’di Karib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
للشهيد عند الله ست خصال يغفر له فى أول دفعة من دمه ويرى مقعده من الجنة ويجار من عذاب القبر ، ويأمن من الفزع الأكبر ، ويوضع على رأسه تاج الوقار الياقوتة منه خير من الدنيا وما فيها ، ويزوج ثنتين وسبعين زوجة من الحور العين ويشفع فى سبعين من أقاربه
“With Allah, the martyr has six privileges: (and they are these): his forgiveness is granted at the very first moment, and he is shown his place in Paradise. He is protected from the punishment of the grave. He is safe from the great terror. A crown of dignity and honour is placed upon his head, a single ruby of which is more precious than the world and all that is in it. He is married to seventy-two fair, large-eyed Houris. He is granted intercession for seventy of his relatives.”
➒ Hadrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man submitted to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!
إنى رجل أسود منتن الريح قبيح الوجه لا مال لى فإن أنا قاتلت هؤلاء حتى أقتل فأين أنا؟ قال فى الجنة فقاتل حتى قتل فأتاه النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال قد بيض الله وجهك وطيب ريحك وأكثر مالك لقد رأيت زوجته من الحور العين نازعته جبة له من صوف تدخل بينه وبين حبة
“I am a black-skinned, ugly man, and I have no wealth. If I fight these disbelievers and am martyred, will I enter Paradise?” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Yes!” So he advanced, fought the disbelievers, and continued fighting until he was martyred. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by him while he lay martyred. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah has made your face beautiful, your fragrance sweet, and increased your wealth.” Then the Prophet ﷺ said: “I have seen his two wives from the Houris. There is a cloak on this body; the two of them are quarrelling, wishing to enter between his skin and the cloak.”
➓ Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
الشهداء على بارق نهر بباب الجنة فى قبة خضراء يخرج عليهم رزقهم من الجنة بكرة وعشيا
“The martyrs will be near the gate of Paradise, in a green tent, on the bank of a river. They will receive their provision from Paradise morning and evening.”
