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2804. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "What do you say among
yourselves about the martyr?" They said: "The one who is killed in the cause of Allāh." He said: "In that case the martyrs among my nation would be few. Whoever is killed in the cause of Allāh is a martyr; whoever dies in the cause of Allāh is a martyr; whoever dies of a stomach disease is a martyr; and whoever dies of the plague is a martyr."
(One of the narrators) Suhail said: "Ubaidullāh bin Miqsam said: 'It was also narrated from Abu Sālih, who added: And the one who dies by drowning is a martyr.'" (Sahih)
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Commentary
Dying while fighting in the way of Allāh is the actual martyrdom. The great ranks of a martyr are exclusively for such persons.
All the other types of martyrdom that occur during Jihād are of less grades, compared to the one who is killed by the weapons of the enemies. Therefore, their rulings are different from those who have been killed during fighting. They are buried after being washed and shrouded.
