Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Protect yourselves from saying about any person that such-and-such a person died or was killed as a martyr, because some people fight for the acquisition of war booty, some for making a name for themselves, and some participate in battle so that people may see their status. If you must bear witness about someone, then bear witness for those people whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent in a military expedition and they were martyred, and they had supplicated: "O Allah! Convey this message from us to our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that we have met You, You are pleased with us, and You have made us pleased with Yourself."