Sunan Ibn Majah, Volume 2, Book 6, Hadith 1613 (DarusSalam) ⓘ
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: Dying in a strange land is martyrdom.”
حَدَّثَنَا جَمِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ الْهُذَيْلُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَوْتُ غُرْبَةٍ شَهَادَةٌ " .
also referenced under: Hadith 1613 (Reference) & Book 6, Hadith 1681 (In-Book)