[SwF] 'Martyrdom' NOT Suicide
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'Martyrdom' NOT Suicide
http://supportersofshariah.com/Eng/articles/suicide.htm
Before presenting the Islamic evidences that such operations are Islamicall=
y legitimate, we need to emphasize that it is wrong to call such operations=
a "suicide". Killing one's self aggressively or casting one's self into de=
struction, all of which are forbidden in the Quran "and do not cast yoursel=
f into destruction" [S2, V195]. The word "destruction" here, according to t=
he majority of Muslim scholars, means "investing money and giving up Al-Jih=
ad (Holy War)".=20
It is narrated by al-Tirmidhee through Aslam Abi Umran, that during the Bat=
tle of Kastantinia, a Muslim undertook to fight many of the enemies himself=
; he penetrated the Roman army killing some of them and was killed. As a re=
action, some Muslims said: "he has cast himself into destruction".=20
Abu Aiyub Al-ansari replied: "you are misinterpreting this verse, it is abo=
ut us "al-Ansar"; when Islam was dignified by Allah and Islam had received =
many other supporters, some of us said secretly away from the prophet "our =
money is lost, Islam is dignified and its supporters are numerous, it is be=
tter to stay at home and invest our money". At that time, Allah revealed to=
His prophet in reply "Give generously for the cause of Allah and do not wi=
th your own hands cast yourselves into destruction." [S2, V195]. So, destru=
ction here means investing money and avoiding Al-Jihad.=20
It is out of discussion that suicide is Islamically forbidden. It is consid=
ered as one of the greatest wrongdoings after Al-Shirk "polytheism", for Al=
lah says: "Do not kill yourselves. Allah is merciful to you, but he that do=
es that through wickedness and injustice shall be burnt in fire. That is ea=
sy enough for Allah".=20
The prophet (pbuh) stated that the one who commits suicide is eternally in =
Hell. According to Abu Huraira, the prophet (pbuh) says: "The one who throw=
s himself from a mountain and kills himself will be eternally in Hell." It =
is important to know that suicide is forbidden because of its evil objectiv=
es; such as impatience, desperation or any other bad and evil objects.=20
In Jundob Bin Junada's Hadith, the Prophet (pbuh) said: "In the past, there=
was a wounded man who impatiently cut his hand bleeding to death, Allah sa=
id: 'my slave took the first step to death, he is forbidden to enter Paradi=
se'." So, killing one's self this way is "suicide" as it is Islamically poi=
ntless, meaningless and intentionally suicidal
On the other hand, the one who contributes his life to the cause of Allah, =
Islam and Muslims his doing is sacrificial; he gives his life away for Isla=
m and Muslims, which is the highest sacrifice.=20
The history of Islam is full of heroic and sacrificial events. It is narrat=
ed by Abu Dawood through one of the Prophet's companions, he said: "we moun=
ted an attacked on a part of Hunain, one of us followed an unbeliever to ki=
ll him, by a mistake killed himself. The prophet (pbuh) said: 'O, Muslims..=
. your brother'. We rushed to check him, but found him dead. The Prophet (p=
buh) wrapped him with his own clothes and his blood on him, then performed =
the prayer of the dead, the Prophet's companions asked: is he a martyr? He =
said: "he is, and I am a witness". Therefore, the one who blows up the enem=
ies of Allah by blowing up himself as well cannot be considered a suicide, =
and he is, Allah willing, a martyr.=20
The Quranic evidences that such assaults are Islamically legitimate Allah s=
ays: "and some people would give away their lives to gain Allah's contentme=
nt. Allah is compassionate to his servants". It is said that this verse of =
the Quran is about Suhaib the Roman as he believed in Islam, in his way to =
Madinah to meet the prophet (pbuh), some Kuraishes followed him, he got off=
his horse carrying his quiver and shield and said: "you know that I am the=
best archer among you, by Allah, you cannot reach me till I throw all my a=
rrows, and then hit with my sword as much as I could and then you can do wh=
atever you wish." They said: "we shall not allow you to go away as a rich. =
You came to our tribe a pauper. Tell us where you put your money and we let=
you go", they gave him their word, so he did. When Suhaib met the Messenge=
r of Allah (pbuh), this verse was revealed, so the Prophet (pbuh) said: "O =
Abu Yahya the trade goods the highest profit, then recited the verse".=20
When Hisham Bin Ammer al-Ansari was killed in a battle, some denied his doi=
ng. But Umar Bin al-Khattab, Abu Huraira and others replied by reciting thi=
s Verse too. Ibn Abbas said: "They sold their lives to Allah by fighting fo=
r Him to death". Allah says: "Therefore fight for the cause of Allah. You a=
re accountable for none but yourself." This verse is directed to the Prophe=
t (pbuh), urging him to fight for the cause of Allah even if he was alone i=
n this cause. It is said that, Abu Isaac once asked al-Bara'a Bin Azeb "A m=
an fights a thousand of enemies, then he is killed. Is he one of those whom=
Allah says about: "and do not cast yourselves into destruction", al-Bara'a=
said: "No, let him fight to death, Allah says to his Prophet (pbuh): 'Ther=
efore fight for the cause of Allah. You are accountable for none but yourse=
lf'."
Other evidences from Hadith It is narrated by Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (=
pbuh) said: "Allah is amazed by two men... he mentioned.. And a man fights =
for the cause of Allah, his companions run away, but he knew what the runaw=
ay fighter gets and what the one who stands firm and fights gets. So he wen=
t back and kept fighting to death. Allah says to his Angels: "O, behold my =
slave, he went back to fight to death hoping to get what I have 'Paradise' =
and fearing what I have 'Hell'." [Ahmad, Ibn Haiyan & Abu Da'wood]=20
It is narrated by Anas Bin Malik that, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and se=
ven of the Ansar faced a large number of Quraishes on the Battle of Uhud. H=
e said: "the one who can fight them will be rewarded with Paradise or will =
be my friend in Paradise". One of the Ansar began to fight to death and so =
on till the seven were dead. The prophet (pbuh) said: "Our companions were =
not just with us - meaning that they have got paradise and left them alive"=
. [Muslim]=20
It is narrated by Abu Baker Bin Abi Musa, he said: I heard Abu Huraira sayi=
ng while facing the enemies: "the prophet (pbuh) said: 'The doors of Heaven=
are opened through Jihad'. A poor man asked: 'you heard the prophet (pbuh)=
saying that?' Abu Huraira said: 'yes'. The man went to his companions, sai=
d: peace be upon you, broke the sheath of his sword and fought to death". [=
Muslim]=20
The prophet (pbuh) in the Battle of Badr said: "fight to get a Heavens-Eart=
h-width Paradise". Umair Bin al-Hamam said: 'Is it a Heavens-Earth-width Pa=
radise?' The prophet said: "yes". Umair said: 'Oh... Oh...', "why you say O=
h... Oh...?" The prophet (pbuh) asked. Umair replied: 'by Allah, it is only=
the wish to be of its inhabitants'. The prophet (pbuh) said: 'you are'. Um=
air took some dates to eat, but he thought if he is going to eat the dates =
it will be a long time between him and Paradise, so he threw them away and =
fought to death". [Muslim] In Yamama's Day, when Hanifa tribe made their ca=
stle inaccessible to the Muslims, Al-Bara'a Bin Malek asked Muslims to put =
him in the leather shield and throw him to the enemy. He fought them alone =
and opened the gate for his brothers.=20
The Ijtehad of Muslim Scholars AL-HANAFIYA: It is Islamically right (Ja'eiz=
). Al-jassas said: "Mohammed Bin al-Hasan Al-Shaibani said: 'If a Muslim fo=
ught a thousand of the unbelievers with the intention to gain Allah's conte=
ntment (hurting the enemy or encouraging the other Muslims) it is right and=
he will be rewarded, Allah willing. Otherwise, it will be Islamically void=
, useless and pointless."=20
AL-MALEKIYA: In Khalil's and al-Dardir's "It is Islamic for a Muslim to fig=
ht many of the unbeliever alone, if he does this for the cause of Allah". a=
l-Dasuki said: "We can say that is Islamic for a Muslim to fight many unbel=
ievers alone with two conditions; (i) He does it for the cause of Allah. (i=
i) He is sure that he will hurt them (if not there is unpreferability- Kara=
hiya)."=20
Al-Qurtubi said in his interpretation: Al-Kasem Bin Mukhaimara said: 'It is=
allowed to fight the enemy alone if you seek Al-Shahada (Martyrdom) and yo=
u are strong enough to do it. This is obvious in the Quran 'Some people wou=
ld give away their lives to gain Allah's contentment'."=20
Ibn Khuwaiz Mindad said: there are two situations in which a Muslim can fig=
ht the enemy alone: (i) If he is sure that he will hurt the enemy and surv=
ive. (ii) If he is sure that he will hurt the enemy but he will be killed.=
=20
Ibn Taimiyyah said in his Fatawa 540/28 "Muslim narrated in his Sahih, the =
story of Al-Ukhdud (the furrow, which the Prophet (pbuh) told to his compan=
ions) in which "a young Muslim contributed himself for the cause of Allah".=
That is why the four Scholars said that, it is right for a Muslim to fight=
many unbelievers alone even if he thinks he will be killed. In Nayl Al Awt=
ar, Al-Shawkani comments "when ten Muslims under the leadership of Asem Bin=
Thabet were sent by the prophet (pbuh) to a tribe to invite them to Islam,=
in the road they were surrounded by a hundred of the unbelievers. They fou=
ght strongly, seven of them killed, one of the three captive survivors feel=
ing their deception, said: "by Allah I will not guide you to Muslims and I =
have a wonderful examples in front of me (meaning his killed brothers), the=
y tried to force him guiding them, when they failed they killed him." This =
Hadith proves that, it is Islamically legitimate for a Muslim to fight the =
many enemies to death.=20
On the other hand, it is permissible to accept to be a captive. Ibn Al-Arab=
i said about that, that it is right for four reasons: (1) Seeking for Mart=
yrdom. (2) Hurting the enemy. (3) Encouraging Muslims. (4) Weakening the s=
pirit of the enemy. In his Sunnan, Al-Baihaqi said: Al-Shafie said: there w=
as a fight in front of the prophet (pbuh), one of the Ansar fought until he=
was killed by a group of the unbelievers after being told by the prophet (=
pbuh) about the rewards of his doing.=20
Al-Nawawi said about the story of Umair Bin Hammam "it is Islamically right=
to fight the many unbelievers alone seeking Martyrdom, and there is no unp=
referability about that according to the majority of Muslim Scholars". Al-H=
afez Bin Hajr said: "It is Islamically right, if there are Islamic and good=
objective behind his doing such as; frightening and hurting the enemy, enc=
ouraging the Muslims".=20
Conclusion Through the above evidences from the Quran and the Sunnah, it is=
clearly demonstrated that the "Islamic-bombing-assault" or the "martyrdom =
attack" is Islamically legitimate as far as it is within the framework of I=
slam.
Prepared By Br. Abu Ruqaiyah, Translated by Br. Hu This article was publish=
ed in the 16th issue of Nida'ul Islam Magazine - Australia, December - Janu=
ary 1996-97=20
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Before presenting the Islamic evidences that such operations are
Islamically legitimate, we need to emphasize that it is wrong to call such
operations a "<FONT color=#800000>suicide</FONT>". Killing one's self
aggressively or casting one's self into destruction, all of which are forbidden
in the Quran <FONT color=#0000ff>"<B>and do not cast yourself into
destruction"</B></FONT> [S2, V195]. The word "destruction" here, according to
the majority of Muslim scholars, means "investing money and giving up Al-Jihad
(Holy War)". </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana>It
is narrated by al-Tirmidhee through Aslam Abi Umran, that during the Battle of
Kastantinia, a Muslim undertook to fight many of the enemies himself; he
penetrated the Roman army killing some of them and was killed. As a reaction,
some Muslims said: <FONT color=#0000ff><B>"he has cast himself into
destruction"</B>. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Abu Aiyub Al-ansari replied: <FONT color=#000080>"you are
misinterpreting this verse, it is about us "al-Ansar"; when Islam was dignified
by Allah and Islam had received many other supporters, some of us said secretly
away from the prophet "our money is lost, Islam is dignified and its supporters
are numerous, it is better to stay at home and invest our money". At that time,
Allah revealed to His prophet in reply "</FONT><B><FONT color=#0000ff>Give
generously for the cause of Allah and do not with your own hands cast yourselves
into destruction."</FONT> </B>[S2, V195]. So, destruction here means investing
money and avoiding Al-Jihad. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana>It
is out of discussion that suicide is Islamically forbidden. It is considered as
one of the greatest wrongdoings after Al-Shirk "polytheism", for Allah says:
<FONT color=#0000ff>"<B>Do not kill yourselves. Allah is merciful to you, but he
that does that through wickedness and injustice shall be burnt in fire. That is
easy enough for Allah"</B>.</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>The prophet (pbuh) stated that the one who commits suicide is
eternally in Hell. According to Abu Huraira, the prophet (pbuh) says: <FONT
color=#0000ff>"The one who throws himself from a mountain and kills himself will
be eternally in Hell."</FONT> It is important to know that suicide is forbidden
because of its evil objectives; such as impatience, desperation or any other bad
and evil objects. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="COLOR: purple">In
Jundob Bin Junada's Hadith, the Prophet (pbuh) said: <FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000080>"In the past, there was a wounded man who impatiently cut his hand
bleeding to death, Allah said:</FONT> 'my slave took the first step to death, he
is forbidden to enter </FONT></SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#0000ff>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#0000ff>'."</FONT> So, killing one's self this
way is "suicide" as it is Islamically pointless, meaningless and intentionally
suicidal</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana
color=#000080>On the other hand, the one who contributes his life to the cause
of Allah, Islam and Muslims his doing is sacrificial; he gives his life away for
Islam and Muslims, which is the highest sacrifice. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>The history of Islam is full of heroic and sacrificial events. It
is narrated by Abu Dawood through one of the Prophet's companions, he said:
<FONT color=#000080>"we mounted an attacked on a part of Hunain, one of us
followed an unbeliever to kill him, by a mistake killed himself. The prophet
(pbuh) said: 'O, Muslims... your brother'. We rushed to check him, but found him
dead. The Prophet (pbuh) wrapped him with his own clothes and his blood on him,
then performed the prayer of the dead, the Prophet's companions asked: is he a
martyr? He said: <FONT color=#0000ff>"he is, and I am a witness"</FONT>.</FONT>
<FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>Therefore, the one who blows up the enemies of Allah
by blowing up himself as well cannot be considered a suicide, and he is, Allah
willing, a martyr.</STRONG></FONT> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>The Quranic evidences that such assaults are Islamically legitimate
Allah says: <B><FONT color=#0000ff>"and some people would give away their lives
to gain Allah's contentment. Allah is compassionate to his servants"</FONT></B>.
It is said that this verse of the Quran is about Suhaib the Roman as he believed
in Islam, in his way to Madinah to meet the prophet (pbuh), some Kuraishes
followed him, he got off his horse carrying his quiver and shield and said:
<FONT color=#000080>"you know that I am the best archer among you, by Allah, you
cannot reach me till I throw all my arrows, and then hit with my sword as much
as I could and then you can do whatever you wish."</FONT> <FONT
color=#000080>They said: "we shall not allow you to go away as a rich. You came
to our tribe a pauper. Tell us where you put your money and we let you go", they
gave him their word, so he did. When Suhaib met the Messenger of Allah (pbuh),
this verse was revealed, so the Prophet (pbuh) said: <FONT color=#0000ff>"O Abu
Yahya the trade goods the highest profit, then recited the verse"</FONT>.
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>When Hisham Bin Ammer al-Ansari was killed in a battle, some denied
his doing. But Umar Bin al-Khattab, Abu Huraira and others replied by reciting
this Verse too. Ibn Abbas said: <FONT color=#000080>"They sold their lives to
Allah by fighting for Him to death"</FONT>. Allah says: <B><FONT
color=#0000ff>"Therefore fight for the cause of Allah. You are accountable for
none but yourself."</FONT> </B>This verse is directed to the Prophet (pbuh),
urging him to fight for the cause of Allah even if he was alone in this cause.
It is said that, Abu Isaac once asked al-Bara'a Bin Azeb "<FONT color=#000080>A
man fights a thousand of enemies, then he is killed. Is he one of those whom
Allah says about: <B><FONT color=#0000ff>"and do not cast yourselves into
destruction"</FONT></B>,</FONT> al-Bara'a said: <FONT color=#000080>"No, let him
fight to death, Allah says to his Prophet (pbuh): <B><FONT
color=#0000ff>'Therefore fight for the cause of Allah. You are accountable for
none but yourself'</FONT>."</B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">Other evidences from Hadith It is narrated by Ibn Mas'ud
that the Prophet (pbuh) said: <FONT color=#000080>"Allah is amazed by two men...
he mentioned.. And a man fights for the cause of Allah, his companions run away,
but he knew what the runaway fighter gets and what the one who stands firm and
fights gets. So he went back and kept fighting to death. Allah says to his
Angels: </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>"O, behold my slave, he went back to fight to
death hoping to get what I have </FONT><FONT
color=#800000>'</FONT></SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#800000>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#800000>'</FONT> and
fearing what I have <FONT color=#800000>'Hell'</FONT>."</FONT> [Ahmad, Ibn
Haiyan & Abu Da'wood] </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="COLOR: purple">It
is narrated by Anas Bin Malik that, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and seven of
the Ansar faced a large number of Quraishes on the Battle of Uhud. He said:
<FONT color=#000080>"the one who can fight them will be rewarded with
</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#000080>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#000080> or will be my friend in</FONT>
</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#000080>Pa</FONT><FONT color=#000080>radise</SPAN></st1:place></FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#000080>". One of the Ansar began to fight to
death and so on till the seven were dead. The prophet (pbuh) said: </FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff>"Our companions were not just with us - meaning that they have got
paradise and left them alive".</FONT> [Muslim] </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana>It
is narrated by Abu Baker Bin Abi Musa, he said: <FONT color=#000080>I heard Abu
Huraira saying while facing the enemies: "the prophet (pbuh) said: <FONT
color=#0000ff>'The doors of Heaven are opened through Jihad'</FONT>. A poor man
asked:<FONT color=#0000ff> 'you heard the prophet (pbuh) saying that?'</FONT>
Abu Huraira said: <FONT color=#0000ff>'yes'</FONT>. The man went to his
companions, said: <FONT color=#0000ff>peace be upon you, broke the sheath of his
sword and fought to death</FONT>".</FONT> [Muslim] </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">The prophet (pbuh) in the Battle of Badr said: <FONT
color=#000080>"fight to get a Heavens-Earth-width </FONT></SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#000080>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#000080>".</FONT> Umair Bin al-Hamam said:
<FONT color=#000080>'Is it a Heavens-Earth-width </FONT></SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#000080>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#000080>?'</FONT> The prophet said: <FONT
color=#000080>"yes".</FONT> Umair said: <FONT color=#000080>'Oh... Oh...', "why
you say Oh... Oh...?"</FONT> The prophet (pbuh) asked. Umair replied: <FONT
color=#000080>'by Allah, it is only the wish to be of its inhabitants'.</FONT>
The prophet (pbuh) said: <FONT color=#000080>'you are'</FONT>. <FONT
color=#0000ff>Umair took some dates to eat, but he thought if he is going to eat
the dates it will be a long time between him and </FONT></SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
color=#0000ff>Paradise</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT color=#0000ff>, so he threw them away and fought to
death".</FONT> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>[Muslim] In Yamama's Day, when Hanifa tribe made their castle
inaccessible to the Muslims, Al-Bara'a Bin Malek asked Muslims to put him in the
leather shield and throw him to the enemy. He fought them alone and opened the
gate for his brothers. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>The Ijtehad of Muslim Scholars AL-HANAFIYA: It is Islamically right
(Ja'eiz). Al-jassas said: "Mohammed Bin al-Hasan Al-Shaibani said:<FONT
color=#000080> 'If a Muslim fought a thousand of the unbelievers with the
intention to gain Allah's contentment (hurting the enemy or encouraging the
other Muslims) it is right and he will be rewarded, Allah willing. Otherwise, it
will be Islamically void, useless and pointless." </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>AL-MALEKIYA: In Khalil's and al-Dardir's <FONT color=#000080>"It is
Islamic for a Muslim to fight many of the unbeliever alone, if he does this for
the cause of Allah"</FONT>. al-Dasuki said: <FONT color=#000080>"We can say that
is Islamic for a Muslim to fight many unbelievers alone with two conditions; (i)
He does it for the cause of Allah. (ii) He is sure that he will hurt them (if
not there is unpreferability- Karahiya)."</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Al-Qurtubi said in his interpretation: Al-Kasem Bin Mukhaimara
said: <FONT color=#000080>'It is allowed to fight the enemy alone if you seek
Al-Shahada (Martyrdom) and you are strong enough to do it. This is obvious in
the Quran </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>'<B>Some people would give away their lives
to gain Allah's contentment'." </B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Ibn Khuwaiz Mindad said: there are two situations in which a Muslim
can fight the enemy alone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(i) If
he is sure that he will hurt the enemy and survive.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(ii) If he is sure that he will hurt the
enemy but he will be killed. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Ibn Taimiyyah said in his Fatawa 540/28 <FONT color=#000080>"Muslim
narrated in his Sahih, the story of Al-Ukhdud (the furrow, which the Prophet
(pbuh) told to his companions) in which "a young Muslim contributed himself for
the cause of Allah". That is why the four Scholars said that, it is right for a
Muslim to fight many unbelievers alone even if he thinks he will be
killed.</FONT> In Nayl Al Awtar, Al-Shawkani comments <FONT color=#000080>"when
ten Muslims under the leadership of Asem Bin Thabet were sent by the prophet
(pbuh) to a tribe to invite them to Islam, in the road they were surrounded by a
hundred of the unbelievers. They fought strongly, seven of them killed, one of
the three captive survivors feeling their deception, said: "by Allah I will not
guide you to Muslims and I have a wonderful examples in front of me (meaning his
killed brothers), they tried to force him guiding them, when they failed they
killed him."</FONT> This Hadith proves that, it is Islamically legitimate for a
Muslim to fight the many enemies to death. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana>On
the other hand, it is permissible to accept to be a captive. Ibn Al-Arabi said
about that, that it is right for four reasons: (1)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Seeking for Martyrdom. (2) Hurting the
enemy. (3)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Encouraging Muslims. (4)
Weakening the spirit of the enemy. In his Sunnan, Al-Baihaqi said: Al-Shafie
said: there was a fight in front of the prophet (pbuh), one of the Ansar fought
until he was killed by a group of the unbelievers after being told by the
prophet (pbuh) about the rewards of his doing. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT
face=Verdana>Al-Nawawi said about the story of Umair Bin Hammam "it is
Islamically right to fight the many unbelievers alone seeking Martyrdom, and
there is no unpreferability about that according to the majority of Muslim
Scholars". Al-Hafez Bin Hajr said: <FONT color=#000080>"It is Islamically right,
if there are Islamic and good objective behind his doing such as; frightening
and hurting the enemy, encouraging the Muslims".</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>Conclusion Through the
above evidences from the Quran and the Sunnah, it is clearly demonstrated that
the "Islamic-bombing-assault" or the "martyrdom attack" is Islamically
legitimate as far as it is within the framework of Islam.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Prepared By Br. Abu
Ruqaiyah, Translated by Br. Hu This article was published in the 16th issue of
Nida'ul Islam Magazine - Australia, December - January 1996-97
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