The ruling on performing the funeral prayer for one who died by drowning or in a fire
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is every Muslim who dies by drowning or in a fire considered a martyr?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he has the reward of a martyr. One who dies by a sudden death, a sudden accident, has the reward of a martyr. Yes.
The questioner:
And is the funeral prayer performed for him, or is it left?
The Shaykh:
The funeral prayer is performed for him. The martyr of the battlefield is the one for whom the funeral prayer is not performed. As for a martyr other than in the battlefield, the funeral prayer is performed for him. But he has the reward of a martyr. He has only the reward of a martyr. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is every Muslim who dies by drowning or in a fire considered a martyr?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he has the reward of a martyr. One who dies by a sudden death, a sudden accident, has the reward of a martyr. Yes.
The questioner:
And is the funeral prayer performed for him, or is it left?
The Shaykh:
The funeral prayer is performed for him. The martyr of the battlefield is the one for whom the funeral prayer is not performed. As for a martyr other than in the battlefield, the funeral prayer is performed for him. But he has the reward of a martyr. He has only the reward of a martyr. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [861 -3022] هل من مات غريقاً أو في الحريق وهو مسلمٌ يقال بأنه شهيد؟ وهل يصلى عليه؟ — youtube.com
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