Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever intends to take someone’s wealth without right, and he is killed while protecting it, then he is a martyr.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الجهاد / 4899
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده صحيح ، أخرجه أبوداود: ، والنسائي: ، والترمذي: ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 6816 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 6816»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The intended meaning is that whoever is killed unjustly—whether while defending his own life, or while defending his wealth, or while defending his honor, or while defending his family, or while defending his religion—he is a martyr (shaheed), that is, he will be forgiven, he will be among the people of Paradise. However, it is an absolute condition that he must be a believer (mu’min).