Who Is a Martyr
Issue No.603- As it was said earlier, it is obligatory to give ghusl and shroud the dead body of a Muslim. However, two groups are an exception to this rule:The first group: “The Martyrs in the way of Allah”, i.e., those who have been killed in a battlefield in a holy war for the sake of Islam while accompanying the Prophet (ṣ), the Infallible Imam (as) or his specific deputy. Also, those who are killed defending against the enemies of Islam during the occultation of Imam Mahdi (as), (may our souls be sacrificed for him), giving ghusl, shrouding and camphorating are not obligatory, irrespective of whether those who are killed are man or woman, adult or child; they should be buried with the clothes they have on after offering prayer on them.
