Hadith 21751

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , عَنْ عَمْرٍو , عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ , قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْأَلُ سَعْدًا عَنِ الطَّاعُونِ , فَقَالَ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ : أَنَا أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْهُ , سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ هَذَا عَذَابٌ , أَوْ كَذَا أَرْسَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى نَاسٍ قَبْلَكُمْ , أَوْ طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ , فَهُوَ يَجِيءُ أَحْيَانًا وَيَذْهَبُ أَحْيَانًا , فَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَا تَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِ , وَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَا تَخْرُجُوا فِرَارًا مِنْهُ " .
Aamir bin Sa’d (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a man came to Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask about the plague, so Hazrat Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I will tell you about it. I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The plague is a punishment which Allah the Exalted sent upon the people before you (the Children of Israel). Sometimes it comes and sometimes it goes. Therefore, if an epidemic spreads in a region, do not go into that region, and if an epidemic spreads in a region where you are already present, do not flee from it.”
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21751
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3473، م: 2218