Is ghusl required for a martyr who converted to Islam on the day of battle and was subsequently killed?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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No ghusl is required for a martyr who embraced Islam immediately prior to martyrdom on the day of battle. This ruling is established by the report concerning Asram of Banu Abd al-Ashhal, who accepted Islam on the Day of Uhud and was then killed; he was not commanded to be washed.