Is a mother who died in a car accident two months after returning from Umrah—and who was pious, devout, experienced the bitterness of orphanhood, and cared for her children—considered a martyr? And what is the ruling concerning her brother, who was driving the car and was not injured?
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Whoever dies in a car accident is hoped to be a martyr because he may be joined with the martyr of the collapse mentioned in the . However, martyrdom cannot be definitively asserted for him due to the absence of an explicit text. As for the brother who was not afflicted, he is not a martyr, but if he endures the calamity with patience, he will be rewarded for his patience.
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