Are the martyrs mentioned in the Hadith—such as the drowned and the one who dies of an abdominal illness—granted the same eschatological rulings as the martyr of battle, concerning the forgiveness of sins, freedom from the torment of the grave, and seeing their seat in Paradise? And does a woman who dies during childbirth have the same eschatological rulings as the martyr of battle?

Reports have been consistently transmitted from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, applying the term "martyrdom" to those who die by drowning, or by burning, or from an abdominal disease, or from the plague, or a woman who dies during postpartum bleeding. This martyrdom of theirs pertains to the reward in the Hereafter, not to worldly rulings such as washing and praying over them.

Scholars have mentioned that seven categories of people are safe from the tribulation and torment of the grave: the martyr, the truthful one (Siddiq), one who dies from an abdominal disease, one who dies from the plague, one who recites Surat Al-Mulk every night, and one who dies on Friday or its eve (with scholarly disagreement regarding the authenticity of the hadith concerning Friday). As for seeing one's seat in Paradise, this applies generally to every believer.