موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الطَّاعُونِWhat is reported about the plague
Hadith 1615
وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سَرْغَ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْوَبَأَ قَدْ وَقَعَ بِالشَّامِ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِهِ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَا تَقْدَمُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلَا تَخْرُجُوا فِرَارًا مِنْهُ "، فَرَجَعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْ سَرْغَ .
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) set out towards Syria. When he reached Sargh, he received news that there was an epidemic in Syria. So Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When you hear that there is an epidemic in a land, do not go there, and when an epidemic breaks out in the land where you are, do not flee from it." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Sargh.
