[Machine] About a man from his people who succeeded his mother after his father. He witnessed the plague of 'Amawas. Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah stood before the people to address them when the pain intensified. He said, "O people, this pain is the mercy of your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet, and the death of the righteous before you. And Abu 'Ubaydah is asking Allah for his share of it." Then he was stabbed and died. Allah's mercy be upon him. Mu'adh ibn Jabal was appointed as the successor of the people and he stood before them to address them. He said, "O people, this pain is the mercy of your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet, and the death of the righteous before you. And Mu'adh is asking Allah to give his family their share of it." Then his son 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'adh was stabbed and died. Then Mu'adh himself prayed to his Lord for himself and was stabbed in his temple. I saw him looking at the wound, then kissing the back of his hand, and saying, "I wish to have anything in this world for what is in you." When he died, 'Amr ibn al-'As was appointed as the successor of the people, and he stood among us as a preacher. He said, "O people, when this pain occurs, it is like the ignition of fire, so take refuge in the mountains." Abu Waathilah al-Hudhali said to him, "You lie, by Allah! I kept the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and you are worse than my donkey." 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "By Allah, I will not respond to what you say. By the oath of Allah, we will not establish it upon you." Then he left and the people scattered away from him, and Allah saved them from him. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab learned about 'Amr's opinion from 'Amr. By Allah, 'Umar did not dislike it. Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated this from Aban ibn Salih, the grandfather of Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, who used to stammer.  

عَنْ رَابِّهِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ كَانَ خَلَفَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ كَانَ شَهِدَ طَاعُونَ عَمَوَاسَ قَالَ لَمَّا اشْتَعَلَ الْوَجَعُ قَامَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ فِي النَّاسِ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْوَجَعَ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَمَوْتُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَإِنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ يَسْأَلُ اللهَ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهُ مِنْهُ حَظَّهُ قَالَ فَطُعِنَ فَمَاتَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَاسْتُخْلِفَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَقَامَ خَطِيبًا بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْوَجَعَ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَمَوْتُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَإِنَّ مُعَاذًا يَسْأَلُ اللهَ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لِآلِ مُعَاذٍ مِنْهُ حَظَّهُ قَالَ فَطُعِنَ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَمَاتَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فَطُعِنَ فِي رَاحَتِهِ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ يُقَبِّلُ ظَهْرَ كَفِّهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِمَا فِيكِ شَيْئًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فَلَمَّا مَاتَ اسْتُخْلِفَ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ فَقَامَ فِينَا خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْوَجَعَ إِذَا وَقَعَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْتَعِلُ اشْتِعَالَ النَّارِ فَتَجَبَّلُوا مِنْهُ فِي الْجِبَالِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو وَاثِلَةَ الْهُذَلِيُّ كَذَبْتَ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ شَرٌّ مِنْ حِمَارِي هَذَا قَالَ وَاللهِ مَا أَرُدُّ عَلَيْكَ مَا تَقُولُ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَا نُقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ فَتَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهُ وَدَفَعَهُ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْ رَأْيِ عَمْرٍو فَوَاللهِ مَا كَرِهَهُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْن أَحْمَدَ بْن حَنْبَلٍ أَبَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ جَدُّ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مُشْكُدَانَةَ