Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih Muslim, 1916 a
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Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Hamd bin 'Umar bin Hafsfrom'Abdul Wahid bin Ziyadfrom'Asim al-AhwalfromHafsa bint SirinfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ ‏

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English translation

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.

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 33, Hadith 239
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 20, Hadith 4709 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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