"There is a prize for being killed for the sake of Allah – It's like the airline upgrading you from Economy to First Class"
Colorado Islamic scholar Karim AbuZaid said in a November 10, 2023 Friday sermon streamed live on the Facebook page of the Colorado Muslims Community Center that Muslims should not shy away from talking about martyrdom.
He said that people in the West taunt Muslims about the 72 "women" that martyrs receive in Paradise, but "there is a prize for those who die in the cause of Allah." AbuZaid continued to paint an image of Gazans hiding from the bombings and then becoming martyrs in Paradise.
He said that it is like being upgraded from economy to first class by the airline, and he added: "Don't worry about them."
AbuZaid stated that Israeli soldiers are cowards, that's why they are fighting women and children from airplanes. Referring to the hadith about the trees and the rocks in the End of Time, he said that Allah will give the Muslims drones too, meaning rocks that will tell them where the Jews are hiding.
The sermon was also streamed live on the social media accounts of SAFA USA, Al-Minhaal Academy, and Authentic Ilm Mission.