Islamic Medicine According To Qur'an And Sunnah (الطب النبوي)

Plague or Pandemic  Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahiim وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَم يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ وَلِيٌّ مِّنَ الذُّلَّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا The Prophet (SAW) commanded Muslims not to enter a plague-infested area   In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Sa'ad bin Abi Waqas Radiy Allaahu Anhu asked Usamah bin Zayd about what he heard Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam say concerning the plague. Usamah said that the Messenger of Allaah said:   الطاعُونُ رِجْزٌ أُرْسِلَ عَلَى طائفةٍ من بنى إسرائيلَ، وعَلَى مَن كان قَبْلَكم، فإذا سَمِعْتُم به بأرضٍ، فَلا تَدْخُلوا عليه، وإذا وَقَعَ بأرضٍ وأنْتُم بها، فلا تَخُرُجوا منها فِرَاراً مِنْهُ   The plague is a punishment that was sent down on some of the Children of Israel and on those who were before your time. So if you hear that it has struck a land, do not enter that land, and if it breaks out in a land that you are residing ...