Shahadah
The shahadah is the declaration of faith: testifying that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His messenger. It is the first of the five pillars of Islam, and the sentence by which a person enters the faith. It is also recited within the tashahhud during prayer.
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Is it permissible to pray for martyrdom in order to intercede for one's family? And is one punished if their intention is to intercede for their family, not to attain martyrdom for its own sake? Is there a difference between shahadah (martyrdom/testimony of faith) and a shaheed (martyr)? And does the martyrdom of a woman differ from that of a man? Does uttering "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger" at the time of death count as martyrdom for one who did not fight in the way of Allah? And is it true that a martyr intercedes for seventy of his relatives?
Hoping for martyrdom in the way of Allah is permissible, and whoever sincerely hopes for it is expected to attain its reward, even if they die in their bed. There is no difference between men and women in this…
What is the ruling on one who dies by suicide, having intentionally consumed a large quantity of pills and medications, but who uttered the Shahadah and left a copy of the Qur’an for his family, enjoining them to learn the rulings of the Qur’an moments before his death, knowing that he did not pray regularly during his life, and what are the deeds his family should perform so that Allah may have mercy on him in his grave?
This deceased person has gone to meet what he put forth, and we do not know whether his act was intended as suicide or otherwise. If he intended suicide, then it is a grave sin, "Whoever kills himself with a piece of…
Is the dying person required to be asked to repent from disbelief (kufr), polytheism (shirk), and showing off (riya') before being prompted with the Shahadah, or is it sufficient to prompt him with the Shahadah only, and what is the correct way to do so in the Qur'an and Sunnah?
It is sunnah to prompt the dying person with "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) so that these may be their last words, based on prophetic traditions. However, this does not absolve the dying person from…
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Does repeating words of shirk, such as "Taha, the dispeller of distress," lead one out of the fold of Islam? And is merely abandoning them and criticizing the actions of the Sufis sufficient to return to true Islam, or is it obligatory to re-declare the Shahadah and perform ghusl?
Is the Shahadah valid with the elongation of the alif in (illa) or with the satiation of the fat-hah of its lam?
Is a grandfather considered a martyr if he died from diabetes that affected his organs and led to the amputation of his limbs, knowing that he died smiling, raising his forefinger for the Shahadah, and what is the meaning of "the dead person's gaze follows"?