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Is a wife who dies immediately after her eighth childbirth considered to be among the martyrs?

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The woman who dies due to childbirth is considered a martyr, based on the Prophetic tradition in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) enumerated "the woman who dies with child" among the martyrs. Al-Baji explained this to mean the woman who dies during childbirth.

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