Is a young man who died by suffocation from sand in a well where he was working considered a martyr, and does the description "martyr of labor" apply to him?
One who dies under a collapsed structure is a martyr, and similarly, one who drowns, as stated in the prophetic tradition. It is obligatory for anyone capable to strive to save their brother, and it is not permissible to prevent them. To save a drowning person or one who is feared to perish, it is permissible to interrupt the prayer, and for a female patient, it is permissible for a male doctor to touch her out of necessity.
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