Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye - , Is there any virtue or distinction for one who dies as the result of witchcraft?

I have a colleague whose grandmother died as the result of witchcraft,
after three years of being bewitched. They tried to treat her but to
no avail. My colleague is asking me whether her death isnormal or
whether thereis any virtue or anything that distinguishes a person who
dies as the result of witchcraft?.
Praise be to Allaah.
After researching the matter, we could not find any evidence or report
which indicates that there is any special virtue for one who dies as
the result of witchcraft, except that if the victim of witchcraft
bears this calamity with patience, he will have the reward of those
whoare patient, and what a great reward that is. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full,
without reckoning"
[al-Zumar 39:10]
"And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss
of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As- Saabiroon
(the patient).
156. Who, when afflictedwith calamity, say: 'Truly,to Allaah we belong
and truly, to Him we shall return.'
157. They are those on whom are the Salawaat (i.e. who are blessed
andwill be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive
His Mercy, and it is they whoare the guided ones"
[al-Baqarah 2:155-157]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The
greater reward comes with the greater trial. When Allaah loves a
people He tests them; whoever accepts that will earn divine
pleasureand whoever is discontent with that will earn divine wrath."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; Ibn Maajah, 4031; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Calamities
will continueto befall the believing man and woman in regard to
themselves, their children and their wealth, until they meet Allaah
with no sins on them." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2399; classedas saheeh
by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Al-Bukhaari (5653) and Muslim (2576) narrated that 'Ata' ibn Abi
Rabaah said: Ibn 'Abbaas said to me: Shall I show you a woman from
among the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said: "Thisblack
woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
and said, 'I suffer from epilepsy and I become uncovered. Pray to
Allaah for me.' Hesaid, 'If you wish, you may bear it with patience
and Paradise will be yours, or if you wish I will pray to Allaah to
heal you.' She said, 'I will be patient.' Then shesaid, 'But I become
uncovered; pray to Allaah for me that I will not become uncovered.' So
he prayed for her."
It should be noted that witchcraft is something real, and it may lead
to the victim becoming sick, and may even kill him.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: In
sharee'ah, witchcraft is divided into two kinds:
1 - Spells and incantations, i.e., recitations and unclear words by
means of which the practitioner of witchcraft is able to use the
devils to do whathe wants of harming his victim. But Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave"
[al-Baqarah 2:102]
2 - Medicines and potions that affect the body, mind, will and
inclinations of the victim, so that he turns away from a person or
inclines towards him or her.
So they make a man incline towards his wife or towards another woman,
so that he becomes like a dumb beast that she can lead wherever she
wants. Or they make the opposite happen.
They affect the victims physically by weakening him little by little,
until he dies.
Or they make him imagine things to be other than they really are.
Their affect on his mind may go so far as to makehim insane - Allaah forbid.
End quote from Sharh Kitaab al-Tawheed, 2/5.
The victim may attain the reward of the martyr, if the witchcraft
leads to him suffering a stomach disease, the plague or pleurisy, or
it leads to a woman dying in pregnancy. Ahmad (23804), Abu Dawood
(3111) and al-Nasaa'i (1846) narrated that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "What do you think martyrdom
is?" They said: "Being killed for the sake of Allaah." The Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Martyrdom
is seven things besides being killed for the sake of Allaah, The one
who diesof the plague is a martyr;the one who dies by drowning is a
martyr; the one who dies of pleurisy is a martyr; the one who dies of
a stomach disease is a martyr; the who dies by burning is a martyr;
the one who dies beneath a collapsed wall or building is a martyr; and
the woman who dies in pregnancy is a martyr." This hadeeth was
classedas saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
It says in 'Awn al-Ma'bood:
... "the one who dies by drowning" - if his journey was for a
permissible purpose. "The one who dies of pleurisy" - this refers to
ulcers or abscesses which a person gets in his side, then they open
and the pain ceases at the time of death; its signs include pain
beneath the ribs and difficulty in breathing accompanied by fever and
coughing. "The one who dies of a stomach disease" - this refers to
diarrhoea or dropsy, or pain in the stomach. ...
"the woman who dies inpregnancy" - al-Khattaabi said: this means, if
she dies with a child in her womb. End quote.
And Allaah knows best.