Dealing with the Plague
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, via the program's phone line, says: Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said it is hasan sahih (good and authentic), from Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1065Sahih (Darussalam) He is asking about this hadith?
Answer:
The hadith is valid. If an epidemic occurs, may Allah protect us from it, in a land, it is not permissible for Muslims to enter these afflicted lands, and whoever is in them, it is not permissible for him to leave them. This is what is now called quarantine. It is a divine methodology for the purpose of prevention, protecting the servants from the spread of epidemics and diseases, and containing them in their place until Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, removes it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, via the program's phone line, says: Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said it is hasan sahih (good and authentic), from Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Prophet mentioned the plague and said: "It is an abiding punishment or chastisement that was sent upon a group of the children of Isra'il. So when it occurs in a land while you are in it, then do not leave it. And when it occurs in a land while you are not in it, then do not enter it."
ذكر الطاعون فقال بقية رجس أو عذاب أرسل على طائفة من بني إسرائيل، فإذا وقع بأرض وأنتم بها فلا تخرجوا منها، وإذا وقع بأرض ولستم بها فلا تهبطوا عليها،Answer:
The hadith is valid. If an epidemic occurs, may Allah protect us from it, in a land, it is not permissible for Muslims to enter these afflicted lands, and whoever is in them, it is not permissible for him to leave them. This is what is now called quarantine. It is a divine methodology for the purpose of prevention, protecting the servants from the spread of epidemics and diseases, and containing them in their place until Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, removes it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، التعامل مع الطاعون الشيخ صالح الفوزان - سلسلة الفتن والنوازل (44) — youtube.com (0:11)
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