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[Machine] Narrated Hafsah bint Sireen: Anas bin Malik asked me, "How did Yahya bin Abu 'Amrah die?" I replied, "Due to the plague." Anas bin Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The plague is a martyrdom for every Muslim.'"  

أحمد:١٣٣٣٥حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ

حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ حَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ بِنْتُ سِيرِينَ قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ بِمَ مَاتَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ؟ فَقُلْتُ بِالطَّاعُونِ فَقَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ