Hadith 15670

Chapter 51

باب 51

(51) باب بَيَانِ الشُّهَدَاءِ

(51) Chapter: About the Martyrs (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ - حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ بِمَا مَاتَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ بِالطَّاعُونِ . قَالَتْ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ " .

It has been narrated on the authority of Hafsa daughter of Sirin who said:
Anas b. Malik asked me the cause of death of Yahya b. 'Abu 'Amra. I said: (He died) of plague. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said that death by plague is martyrdom for a Muslim. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 1916 a (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 33, Hadith 239 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 20, Hadith 4709 (ES)