Types of martyrs

Question

In the noble hadith it is mentioned that those who die from plague, smallpox, or sudden accidents such as burning in a fire, drowning, or being crushed under a wall, etc., are also called martyrs. The question is: the mujahid in the path of Allah who is martyred on the battlefield while fighting the disbelievers and polytheists — regarding whom the Qur’an states “alive with their Lord, receiving provision,” whose sins are erased when their blood is shed, whose souls are in the bodies of green birds roaming in…

Answer

The one who is killed in jihad is a true martyr. His conditions and details are well known in the books of fiqh, and his rewards are mentioned in the hadith. As for the person who dies by drowning, cholera, plague, or other such causes due to which the ruling of martyrdom is applied to him — in terms of worldly rulings he is not considered a martyr.

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