Ahadith

Ibn Abbas relates that Umar ibn Khattab started towards Syria and when he arrived at Sargh he was met by Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarrah, the commander of the Muslim forces, and his officers who told him that an epidemic had broken out in Syria. Ibn Abbas relates: Umar said to me: Call in the earlier Emigrants. I called them and he told them that an epidemic had broken out in Syria and took counsel with them but they differed among themselves. Some of them said: You started on an errand and we do not see why you should back away from it. Others said: You have the companions of the Holy Prophet and many other people with you and we do not see why you should expose them to this epidemic. He asked them to withdraw and asked me to call the Helpers. So I called them and he took counsel with them and they followed the Emigrants and differed among themselves as they had differed. So he asked them to withdraw and asked me to call the prominent among the Quraish out of those emigrants who were present at the fall of Mecca. So I called them and not any two of them differed in their view. They" 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 trom 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. ] heard the Holy Prophet say: H you hear of an epidemic tn 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).

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).

This hadith is the same as No. 1619.

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet forbade anyone carrying with him the Quran into enemy territory (Bokhari and Muslim).

This hadith is the same as No. 781.

This Aadith ts the same as No. 780.

Anas ibn Sirin relates: I] was with Anas ibn Malik in the" company of some Zoroastrians when a sweet was brought in a silver vessel and Anas would not eat off it. The man who had brought it was told: Change the vessel. He changed the vessel and when he brought it Anas ate off it (Baihiqi).

Anas relates that the Holy Prophet forbade a person wearing saffron-coloured garments (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates: The Holy Prophet saw me wearing two saffron-coloured garments and inquired: Has your mother ordered you to wear these? I asked: Shall I wash them out? He answered: You had better burn them. Another version is that he added: These are garments of the unbelievers so do not wear them (Muslim).

Ali relates: I have guarded in my memory the saying of the Holy Prophet: No one is an orphan after coming of age. There is no value in silence from morning fill night (Abu Daud).