Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1594
Visiting the Sick, and the Reward for Sickness - Section 3
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَوْتُ غُرْبَةٍ شَهَادَةٌ» . رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه
Translation
Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “Dying abroad is treated as martyrdom." Ibn Majah transmitted it.