Verily, those who have attained to faith and do good works, and are constant in prayer, and dispense charity - they shall have their reward with their Sustainer, and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.
Al-Baqara (The Cow) Verse 277
I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever is killed while protecting his property then he is a martyr."
Sahih Bukhari: Volume 3, Book 43, Number 660