5 – Dying of the plague, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The plague is martyrdom for every Muslim.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2830; Muslim, 1916.
It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), said:
I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about the plague, and he told me that it is a punishment that Allaah sends upon whomsoever He will,
and that Allaah has made it a mercy for the believers, for there is no one who stays in his land at the time of a plague, bearing that with patience and seeking Allaah’s reward,
knowing that nothing will befall him but that which Allaah has decreed for him, but he will be given a reward like that of a martyr.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3474.
6 – Dying of a stomach disease. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… and whoever dies of a stomach disease is a martyr.”
Narrated by Muslim, 1915.
7 – Dying because of being crushed by a falling wall or by drowning, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The martyrs are five: the one who dies of plague, the one who dies of a stomach disease, the one who drowns, the one who is crushed by a falling wall, and the one who is martyred for the sake of Allaah.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2829; Muslim, 1915.
8 – If a woman dies as a result of childbirth, or when she is pregnant. The evidence for that includes the hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawood (3111),
according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “A woman who dies with child is a martyr.”
al-Khattaabi said: What this means is if she dies with a child in her womb. ‘Awn al-Ma’bood.
And Imam Ahmad narrated (17341) that ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us about the martyrs and mentioned among them,
“A woman who is killed by the child in her womb attains martyrdom, and her child will drag her by his umbilical cord to Paradise.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Kitaab al-Janaa’iz, p. 39.
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9 – Death caused by burning, pleurisy and tuberculosis. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Being killed for the sake of Allaah is martyrdom; the plague is martyrdom; drowning is martyrdom; dying of a stomach disease is martyrdom;
and the woman who dies in childbirth, her child will drag her by his umbilical cord to Paradise.”
(Abu’l-Awaam, the custodian of Bayt al-Maqdis added: and burning and tuberculosis).
Al-Albaani said: Hasan saheeh. Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1396.
10 – Dying to defend one’s religion, one’s wealth or one’s life, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Whoever is killed defending his wealth is a martyr; whoever is killed defending his religion is a martyr; whoever is killed in self-defence is a martyr.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1421.
Al-Bukhaari (2480) and Muslim (141) narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever is killed defending his wealth is a martyr.”
11 – Dying guarding the borders of Islam for the sake of Allaah. Muslim (1913) narrated that Salmaan al-Faarisi (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Guarding the borders of Islam for one day and one night is better than fasting and praying at night for a whole month,
and if he dies (whist performing this duty), he will go on receiving the reward for this great deed and his provision (continually), and he will be spared the questioning in the grave. ”
12 – One of the signs of a good end is dying whilst doing a righteous deed, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, seeking the Countenance of Allaah thereby, and that is the last of his deeds, will enter Paradise.
Whoever gives charity and that is the last of his deeds will enter Paradise.”
Narrated by Imam Ahmad, 22813; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Kitaab al-Janaa’iz, p. 43. See Kitaab al-Janaa’iz by al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him), p. 34.
These are the good signs which point to a good end, but despite that we cannot be certain that a specific person is one of the people of Paradise
unless the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) testified that he will go to Paradise, such as the four khaleefahs.
We ask Allaah to grant us a good end.
