Gardens of the Righteous — Page 301
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 301 told him: We think that you should go back and not lead the people into the epidemic. So Umar had it announced that he would start back the next morning. When all was ready the next morning, Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarrah said to Umar: Do your propose to run away from the decree of Allah? Umar replied: Abu Ubaidah, I wish someone else had said this (Umar did not like to be opposed by him). Umar continued: Yes, we are running away from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah and added: Now tell me if you had a herd of camels in the valley and the valley had two sides; one fertile and green and the other dry and barren then if you graze them in the green part would not that be by the decree of Allah, or if you were to graze them in the dry part, would not that be by the decree of Allah? Then Abdur Rahman ibn Auf who had been absent on some errand of his own came up and said: I have some knowledge about this matter. I heard the Holy Prophet say: If you hear of an epidemic in a land then do not enter it, and if you happen to be in a land where an epidemic appears, do not run away from it. On this Umar praised Allah and returned (Bokhari and Muslim). 1798. Usama ibn Zaid relates that the Holy Prophet said: If you hear of the plague in a land, do not enter it and if it appears in a land in which you happen to be do not travel out of it (Bokhari and Muslim). 360. . On Prohibition of Sorcery. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 408. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, it was the rebellious ones who disbelieved teaching people sorcery (2: 103). 1799. This hadith is the same as No. 1619. 361. . On Prohibition of Carrying the Quran into Enemy Territory 1800. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet forbade anyone carrying with him the Quran into enemy territory (Bokhari and Muslim). 362. . On Prohibition of the Use of Gold and Silver Vessels 1801. This hadith is the same as No. 781. 1802. This hadith is the same as No. 780. 1803. Anas ibn Sirin relates: I was with Anas ibn Malik in the