Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 10.0

Fleeing From Plague

باب الْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الطَّاعُونِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3103sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabifromImam Maalikfromal-Zuhrifrom'Abdul Hameed bin 'Abdur Rahmanfrom'Abdullah bin 'Abdullah bin al-Harithfromibn Abbasfrom'Abdur Rahman Ibn 'Awf

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِهِ بِأَرْضٍ فَلاَ تُقْدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلاَ تَخْرُجُوا فِرَارًا مِنْهُ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي الطَّاعُونَ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas:

That 'Abd al-Rahman b.'Awf said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When you hear that it is breaking out in a certain territory, do not go there. If it breaks out in the territory you are in, do not go out fleeing away from it. By "it" he referred to the plague.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏