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Sahih Muslim 1915b (Book 33, Hadith 237) #12047
Martyrdom Through Drowning

SUMMARY: A version of the tradition states that a person who is drowned is considered a martyr.

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail contains the additional words: " And one who is drowned is a martyr".
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَيَانٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ سُهَيْلٌ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى أَبِيكَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ‏ "‏ وَمَنْ غَرِقَ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ

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martyrdom  *  drowning

QUICK LESSONS:
Accept death as part of life, Believe in an afterlife, Do good deeds on earth so you may get rewarded for them later on .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about martyrdom and how it can be achieved through drowning. It suggests that if someone dies while drowning, they are considered to be a martyr. This means that they will receive the same rewards as any other martyr would receive in the afterlife. The hadith also implies that those who die in this way should not be mourned or grieved over because they have been rewarded with something greater than what we can imagine here on earth. It teaches us to accept death as part of life and to remember that there is something greater waiting for us after this life ends.

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