Hadith #48
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ شَهْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ قَالَ لَمَّا وَقَعَ الطَّاعُونُ بِالشَّامِ خَطَبَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الطَّاعُونَ رِجْسٌ فَتَفَرَّقُوا
عَنْهُ فِي هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ وَفِي هَذِهِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ شُرَحْبِيلَ ابْنَ حَسَنَةَ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ فَجَاءَ وَهُوَ يَجُرُّ ثَوْبَهُ مُعَلِّقٌ نَعْلَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَمْرٌو أَضَلُّ مِنْ حِمَارِ أَهْلِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَوَفَاةُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
همام
قتادة
عبد الرحمن بن غنم
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ghanm said: When the plague struck al-Shām, ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ addressed the people and said: 'This plague is a filth, so scatter from it into these mountain passes and valleys.' This reached Shurahbīl ibn Ḥasanah, who became angry. He came dragging his garment with his sandals hanging from his hand and said: 'I was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and ʿAmr is more astray than his family's donkey. Rather, it is the mercy of your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet, and the manner of death of the righteous before you.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 34, Hadith 48
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17086
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53476