The six blessings of the martyrs

اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ورحمة اﻟﻠﻪ وﺑﺮﻛﺎﺗﻪ
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The six blessings of the martyrs

 

What are the six characteristics of the martyrs (shahid)taught to us from our beloved Prophet Muhammad ?

Praise be to Allaah. 

It was reported in the hadeeth of al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’di Karb that the Prophet (salAllahu alaihi wasalam) said: 

 

“The martyr (shaheed) has seven blessings from Allaah: 

he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed; 

he will be shown his place in Paradise; 

he will be spared the trial of the grave; 

and he will be secure on the Day of the Greatest Terror (the Day of Judgement); 

there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is in it; 

he will be married to seventy-two of al-hoor al-‘iyn; and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.” 

 

 According to another report, the martyr has six blessings from Allaah. According to other reports (the number is) six, or nine, or ten.   

 

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said it is a hasan hadeeth. Also narrated by Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan, by Ahmad, by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-Musannaf, by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, and by Sa’eed ibn Mansoor in al-Sunan).