washed, nor is the funeral prayer performed over him. This is the opinion of al-Sha'bi, al-Awza'i, and Ishaq regarding the washing, because he [was killed as a martyr] (23), and so he resembles the martyr of the battlefield. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Whoever is killed while defending his wealth is a martyr" (24).

Section: As for the martyr who dies otherwise than by being killed—such as one who dies of an abdominal ailment (al-mabtun), one who dies of the plague (al-mat'un) (25), one who drowns, one who dies under a collapsed building, or a woman who dies in childbirth (al-nufasa')—they are washed and the funeral prayer is performed over them. We know of no disagreement regarding this, except for what is reported from al-Hasan: that the funeral prayer is not performed over a woman who dies in childbirth because she is a martyr. Our evidence is that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) performed the funeral prayer over a woman who died in childbirth, standing in the middle of her [body]. It is a matter of consensus (26). He also prayed over Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, even though he was a martyr (27). The Muslims performed the funeral prayer over 'Umar and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them), even though both were martyrs. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "The martyrs are five: the one who dies of the plague, the one who dies of an abdominal ailment, the one who drowns, the one who dies under a collapsed building, and the one who is killed in the way of Allah." Al-Tirmidhi said: "This is a hasan (28) sahih hadith," [and it is] agreed upon (29). According to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace),