(51) باب بَيَانِ الشُّهَدَاءِ
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.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 1916 a
In-book reference: Book 33, Hadith 239
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 20, Hadith 4709