Is a drowned person who went out for recreation considered a martyr?
The drowned person is a martyr, by Allah's will, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whom do you consider a martyr among you?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, whoever is killed in the way of Allah, he is a martyr." He said: "Then the martyrs of my Ummah would be few." They said: "Then who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Whoever is killed in the way of Allah, he is a martyr; and whoever dies in the way of Allah, he is a martyr; and whoever dies of plague, he is a martyr; and whoever dies of a stomach ailment, he is a martyr." Ibn Miqsam said: "I bear witness against your father that he said: 'And the drowned person is a martyr.'" This applies whether he went for recreation or for other reasons.
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