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(Book 21, Hadith 37) #36064
Burial of Martyrs

SUMMARY: Martyrs in the way of Allah are not washed nor prayed over, but they are buried in the garments they were slain in.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the people of knowledge say that martyrs in the way of Allah were not washed, nor were any of them prayed over. They were buried in the garments in which they were slain. Malik said, "That is the sunna for someone who is killed on the battleground and is not reached until he is already dead. Someone who is carried off and lives for as long as Allah wills after it, is washed and prayed over as was Umar ibn al- Khattab".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ الشُّهَدَاءُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لاَ يُغَسَّلُونَ وَلاَ يُصَلَّى عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ يُدْفَنُونَ فِي الثِّيَابِ الَّتِي قُتِلُوا فِيهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَتِلْكَ السُّنَّةُ فِيمَنْ قُتِلَ فِي الْمُعْتَرَكِ فَلَمْ يُدْرَكْ حَتَّى مَاتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَمَّا مَنْ حُمِلَ مِنْهُمْ فَعَاشَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُغَسَّلُ وَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ كَمَا عُمِلَ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ
TOPICS
burial  *  martyrdom  *  qabr  *  shahadah  *  maswaa  *  aljanazah  *  qatilu  *  sunna  *  alkhattab

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those who sacrifice their lives for Allah's cause ; Honor Islamic traditions ; Follow sunnah practices ; Remember those who have sacrificed their lives for Islam .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the burial of martyrs who have died while fighting for Allah's cause. It is narrated by Yahya and Malik that according to people of knowledge, martyrs should not be washed nor prayed over. Instead, they should be buried in the same clothes that they were slain in. However, if someone is carried off and lives for a period after being injured on the battlefield then he should be washed and prayed over like Umar Ibn Al Khattab was done when he was injured during a battle. This hadith teaches us to respect those who have sacrificed their lives for Allah's cause and to honor them by burying them as per Islamic traditions.

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