الإمارة : Hadeeth No:4709
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 Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said that death by plague is martyrdom for a Muslim....
البر والصلة والآداب : Hadeeth No:6264
Abu Huraira reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives Allaah adds to his respect, and the one who shows humility Allaah elevates him in the estimation (of the people)....