Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ قَالَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا رِجْسٌ مِثْلُ السَّيْلِ مَنْ يَنْكُبْهُ أَخْطَأَهُ وَمِثْلُ النَّارِ مَنْ يَنْكُبْهَا أَخْطَأَتْهُ وَمَنْ أَقَامَ أَحْرَقَتْهُ وَآذَتْهُ فَقَالَ شُرَحْبِيلُ ابْنُ حَسَنَةَ إِنَّ هَذَا رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَقَبْضُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ.
English Translation
Abu Sa'id, the freedman of Banu Hashim, told us, Thabit told us, Asim told us, from Abu Munib, that Amr ibn al-'As said concerning the plague, in the last sermon he delivered to the people: This is a scourge, like a flood - whoever avoids it, it misses him, and like a fire - whoever avoids it, it misses him, but whoever stays, it burns him and harms him. Shurahbil ibn Hasanah said: This is a mercy from your Lord, a supplication of your Prophet, and the taking of the righteous before you.