The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit Abdullah bin Thabit and found that he had been overtaken by death's approach. He called out to him, but he did not answer. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We belong to Allah and to Him we return," and he said, "You have been taken from us, Abu Rabi."The women cried out and wept, and Jabir began trying to quiet them.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Leave them be. But once it has come due, let no woman weep."They asked, "Messenger of Allah, what does 'come due' mean?"He replied, "When he has died."His daughter said, "By Allah, I had hoped you would be a martyr, for you had already prepared your equipment for battle."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has granted him his reward according to the measure of his intention. And what do you consider martyrdom to be?"They said, "Being killed in the path of Allah."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Martyrs are of seven kinds besides the one killed in the path of Allah. One who dies of plague is a martyr, one who drowns is a martyr, one who dies of pleurisy is a martyr, one who dies of a stomach ailment is a martyr, one who dies by fire is a martyr, one who dies beneath a collapsing building is a martyr, and a woman who dies in childbirth is a martyr."
حدثني يحيى عن مالك عن عبد الله بن عبد الله بن جابر بن عتيك عن عتيك بن الحارث وهو جد عبد الله بن عبد الله بن جابر أبو أمه أنه أخبره أن
أن رسول الله ﷺ جاء يعود عبد الله بن ثابت فوجده قد غلب عليه فصاح به فلم يجبه فاسترجع رسول الله ﷺ وقال غلبنا عليك يا أبا الربيع فصاح النسوة وبكين فجعل جابر يسكتهن فقال رسول الله ﷺ دعهن فإذا وجب فلا تبكين باكية قالوا يا رسول الله وما الوجوب قال إذا مات فقالت ابنته والله إن كنت لأرجو أن تكون شهيدا فإنك كنت قد قضيت جهازك فقال رسول الله ﷺ إن الله قد أوقع أجره على قدر نيته وما تعدون الشهادة قالوا القتل في سبيل الله فقال رسول الله ﷺ الشهداء سبعة سوى القتل في سبيل الله المطعون شهيد والغرق شهيد وصاحب ذات الجنب شهيد والمبطون شهيد والحرق شهيد والذي يموت تحت الهدم شهيد والمرأة تموت بجمع شهيد