One who dies by drowning: does he intercede for seventy of his family members, like a martyr in battle?
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Question:
Abu Abd al-Rahman asks: Does a Muslim who dies by drowning receive one hundred degrees in Paradise and intercede for seventy of his family members, just as a martyr in battle does?
Answer:
There is no basis for this. However, one who dies in a sudden accident is considered a martyr in the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is treated as a deceased person, not as a martyr. He is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries like other deceased people. But he is considered a martyr with Allah in the Hereafter, meaning he receives the reward of a martyr.
Abu Abd al-Rahman asks: Does a Muslim who dies by drowning receive one hundred degrees in Paradise and intercede for seventy of his family members, just as a martyr in battle does?
Answer:
There is no basis for this. However, one who dies in a sudden accident is considered a martyr in the Hereafter. As for in this world, he is treated as a deceased person, not as a martyr. He is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries like other deceased people. But he is considered a martyr with Allah in the Hereafter, meaning he receives the reward of a martyr.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من مات غرقا، هل يُشفع في سبعين من أهله كشهيد المعركة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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