Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the definition of a martyr) the martyrs of my Umma will be small in number. They asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr; one who dies in the way of Allah, is a martyr; one who dies of plague is a martyr; one who dies of cholera is a martyr. Ibn Miqsam said: I testify the truth of your father's statement (with regard to this tradition) that the Prophet ﷺ said: One who is drowned is a martyr.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ قَالُوا فَمَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الْبَطْنِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ ابْنُ مِقْسَمٍ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى أَبِيكَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَالْغَرِيقُ شَهِيدٌ  

"There are five things, whoever dies of any of them is a martyr. The one who is killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of an abdominal complaint in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of the plague in the cause of Allah is a martyr; and the woman who dies in childbirth in the cause of Allah is a martyr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ خَمْسٌ مَنْ قُبِضَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ الْمَقْتُولُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْغَرِقُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ  

“What do you say among yourselves about the martyr?” They said: “The one who is killed in the cause of Allah.” He said: “In that case the martyrs among my nation would be few. Whoever is killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr; whoever dies in the cause of Allah is a martyr; whoever dies of a stomach disease is a martyr; and whoever dies of the plague is a martyr.” Another chain narrates with the addition of "and the drowned is a martyr."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي الشَّهِيدِ فِيكُمْ قَالُوا الْقَتْلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ سُهَيْلٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ وَزَادَ فِيهِ وَالْغَرِقُ شَهِيدٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "How do you consider the martyr among you?" They said: "The one who is killed in the cause of Allah." He said: "Verily, the martyrs of my Ummah (nation) are few. The killing in the cause of Allah is martyrdom, while the stomach is martyrdom, drowning is martyrdom, childbirth is martyrdom, and dying due to plague is martyrdom."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالُوا مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ الْقَتْلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْبَطَنُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْغَرَقُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr, and the one who dies due to a plague is a martyr, and the one who dies due to a stomach illness is a martyr, and whoever dies in the cause of Allah is a martyr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقَتِيلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِشَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "How do you count the martyr among you?" They said: "The one who fights and is killed in the cause of Allah." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Verily, the martyrs of my Ummah are few. The one killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr, the one who dies of the plague is a martyr, the one who dies of a stomach illness is a martyr, and a woman who dies due to childbirth is a martyr."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالُوا الَّذِي يُقَاتِلُ فَيُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ الْقَتِيلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَرْأَةُ تَمُوتُ بِجُمْعٍ شَهِيدٌ يَعْنِي النُّفَسَاءَ  

Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the definition of a martyr) the martyrs of my Umma will be small in number. They asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr; one who dies in the way of Allah, is a martyr; one who dies of plague is a martyr; one who dies of cholera is a martyr. Ibn Miqsam said: I testify the truth of your father's statement (with regard to this tradition) that the Prophet ﷺ said: One who is drowned is a martyr. (Using translation from Muslim 1915a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ تَعُدُّونَ الشُّهَدَاءَ فِيكُمْ؟ » قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ «إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ» قَالُوا مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي بَطْنٍ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "Who do you consider as martyrs among you?" They said, "Those who are killed in the cause of Allah." He saidﷺ "And whoever dies in the cause of Allah is a martyr, and whoever dies from the plague is a martyr."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ تَعُدُّونَ الشُّهَدَاءَ فِيكُمْ؟ » قَالُوا مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ ﷺ «وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي طَاعُونٍ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the Zakat three times, and he said, "Why did you not bring the witness with you?" They said, "The one who is killed in the way of Allah." He said, "Indeed, the martyrs of my Ummah (nation) are few. Death in the way of Allah is martyrdom, the plague is martyrdom, a woman who dies during childbirth is martyrdom, death by burning is martyrdom, drowning is martyrdom, death by plague is martyrdom, and death due to a stomach disease is martyrdom."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالزَّكاةِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ فَقَالَ «مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟» قَالُوا الَّذِي يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ «إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذَنْ لَقَلِيلٌ الْقَتْلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهَادَةٌ وَالطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْحَرْقُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْغَرَقُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالسُّلُّ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْبَطْنُ شَهَادَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Who do you consider a martyr among you?" They said, "The one who is killed in the cause of Allah." He said, "Verily, the martyrs of my nation are few. The one who dies of a stomach disease is a martyr, the one who dies of a plague is a martyr, the pregnant woman who dies giving birth is a martyr."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟» قَالُوا الَّذِي يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ «إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذَنْ لَقَلِيلٌ الْقَتْلُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالْبَطْنُ شَهَادَةٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ شَهَادَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said one day, "How do you count the martyr among you?" We said, "O Messenger of Allah, those who are killed in the cause of Allah." He said, "Indeed, the martyrs of my nation are few. Those who are killed in the cause of Allah are martyrs, the one who dies of a stomach disease is a martyr, the one who is killed while protecting his property is a martyr, the woman who dies during childbirth is a martyr, and the one who dies by drowning is a martyr." Al-Hulwani added in his narration, "And the one who dies of plague is a martyr, the one who dies in a fire is a martyr, and the one who dies in a foreign land is a martyr."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ «مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ «إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَالْبَطْنُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمُتَرَدِّي شَهِيدٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْغَرِيقُ شَهِيدٌ» زَادَ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ «وَالسُّلُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْحَرِيقُ شَهِيدٌ وَالَغَرِيبُ شَهِيدٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger ﷺ came to us and said, "How do you consider someone as a martyr among you?" We replied, "The one who is killed in the cause of Allah." He said, "The one who is killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr, and the one who dies by drowning in the cause of Allah is a martyr, and the one who is killed in the cause of Allah by a stomach illness is a martyr, and a woman who dies due to childbirth is a martyr."  

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قال «مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ غَرِقَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قَتَلَهُ الْبَطْنُ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَرْأَةُ يَقْتُلُهَا نِفَاسُهَا فَهِيَ شَهِيدَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited him during his illness, and someone said, "If we hope that his death will be as a result of being killed in the way of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the martyrs of my Ummah are few. The one who is killed in the way of Allah is a martyr, the one who dies due to a stomach disease is a martyr, the one who dies due to the plague is a martyr, the one who drowns is a martyr, the one who dies due to a fire is a martyr, and the one who dies due to a falling building is a martyr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَادَهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ إِنْ كُنَّ لَنَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ وَفَاتُهُ قَتْلًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتِي إِذًا لَقَلِيلٌ الْقَتِيلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْغَرِيقُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْحَرِقُ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَجْنُوبُ شَهِيدٌ»  

"There are five things, whoever dies of any of them is a martyr. The one who is killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of an abdominal complaint in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of the plague in the cause of Allah is a martyr; and the woman who dies in childbirth in the cause of Allah is a martyr." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3163)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ خَمْسٌ مَنْ قُبِضَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ الْمَقْتُولُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْغَرِيقُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَبْطُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالْمَطْعُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ وَالنُّفَسَاءُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ شَهِيدٌ  

"خَمْسٌ منْ قُبِضَ في شىِء مِنهُنَّ فَهُو شَهِيدٌ: المَقْتُولُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ شهيدُ، والغَريقُ في سبيل اللَّه شهيدٌ، والمبْطُونُ في سبيل اللَّه شهيدٌ، والمَطْعونُ في سبيل اللَّه شهيدُ، والنُفَساءُ في سبيل اللَّه شهيدةٌ".  

"مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشَّهِيدَ فِيكُمْ؟ ، قَالُوا: الَّذِي يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبيلِ الله، قَال: إِنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُمَّتي إِذَنْ لَقَلِيلُ (*) القَتْلُ فِي سَبيلِ الله شَهَادَة والطَّاعُونْ شهادَةٌ والنّفسَاءُ شَهَادَةٌ، والحرْقُ شَهادةٌ، والغَرَقُ شَهَادَةٌ، والسُّلُ شَهادةٌ، والبَطن شَهَادَةٌ".  

"مَا تَعُدُّون الشَّهِيدَ فِيكم؟ قَالُوا: مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، قال: إِنَّ شُهَدَاء أُمَّتِي إِذَن لَقَلِيلٌ، مَنْ قُتِلَ في سبيل الله فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ، والمُتَرَدِّى شَهيدٌ، والنفَسَاءُ شَهِيدٌ، والغَريقُ شهيدٌ والسُّلُّ شَهِيدٌ، والحَريق شَهِيدٌ، والغريبُ شَهيدٌ".  

"مَا تَعُدُّونَ الشهيدَ فيكم؟ ، قَالوا: مَنْ يُقْتَل (*) في سَبيل الله، قال: إِنَّ شهداء أمَّتِي لَقَلِيلٌ، القتلُ في سبيل الله شهادةٌ، والبَطنُ شهَادَةٌ، والغَرَقُ شهَادَةٌ، والطَّاعُون شَهَادَةٌ، والنُّفَساءُ شَهَادَةٌ".  

"مَا تَعدُّونَ الشهداءَ فِيكم؟ ، قَالُوا: مَنْ يُقْتلُ في سبيلِ اللهِ، قال: إن شهداءَ أمَّتِي إِذَن لقليل، المقتولُ في سبيلِ الله شهيدٌ، والمرءُ يموتُ على فِراشه في سبيلِ الله شهيدٌ، والمبطونُ شهيدٌ واللديغُ شَهِيدٌ، والغريقُ شهيدٌ، والشّريقُ شَهِيدٌ، والَّذَى يَفْترسُه السَّبعُ شَهيدٌ، والخار عن دابته شهيد، وصاحب الهدم شهيد، وَصَاحبُ ذَات الجَنْب شَهِيدٌ والنَّفَسَاءُ يَقْتُلُها وَلَدُهَا يَجُرها بِسَرَرِهِ إِلَى الجنّة".