How to be a martyr without joining any questionable ideological group : defend your family and property with your life. And no, the popular saying that it's obligatory for a man to save his life by handing over his wealth to robbers -- isn't true. The corresponding hadith in comment.
- Comments:
- O Messenger of Allah, what do you say if a person tries to take my money?
Don't give him your money!
What if he fights me?
Fight him!
What if he kills me?
You are a martyr!
What if I end up killing him?
He is in Hell!
[Sahih Muslim]
- ^ collected. haven't checked where in Muslim. But have read this hadith a lot of times be it in Sahi Muslim or somewhere else.