Is the Hadith, "Whoever dies sick is a martyr," authentic?
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The : "Whoever dies sick dies a martyr, and is protected from the trial of the grave, and is fed and given drink from the sustenance of Paradise." Narrated by Ibn Majah, Al-Tabarani, and Abu Ya'la from Abu Hurairah. Al-Albani said: "Very weak," and he ruled it to be fabricated.
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