It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the plague, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who flees from it is like the one who flees from the battlefield, and the one who remains patient in it has the reward of a martyr."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الباء / 3193
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 14702، 15021، 15104، وعبد بن حميد فى «مسنده» برقم: 1118، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 8980»