- (إذا مررتُم على أرضٍ قد أهلكت بها أمَّةٌ من الأمم؛ فأغِذُّوا السَّيْر) .
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When you pass through a land where any nation has been destroyed, then walk quickly."
- " لا تدخلوا على هؤلاء القوم المعذبين إلا أن تكونوا باكين، فإن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوا عليهم أن يصيبكم ما أصابهم ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by al-Hijr, he said: "Do not enter the places where the previous nations were punished except while weeping; if you are not weeping, do not enter them, lest you be afflicted with the same punishment." Then he covered himself with his cloak while sitting on his saddle.