Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 27719 — The Prophet (peace and blessings be)

Urwah said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We came to Madinah when it was a land stricken with epidemic, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr recovered, he would recite this verse: "Every man wakes in the morning among his family, while death is nearer to him than the strap of his sandal." And when Sayyiduna Bilal recovered, he would recite these verses: "Would that I knew whether I shall spend a night in the valley of Makkah, with idhkhir and thumam grass around me. And shall I one day come down to the waters of Majannah, and will the springs of Shamah and Tafil appear before me?"