[Machine] I heard Abu Asib, a servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Gabriel came to me with fever and plague. So, I kept the fever in Medina and sent the plague to Syria. Verily, the plague is a witness for my Ummah, a mercy and a punishment upon the disbelievers."
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَسِيبٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ بِالْحُمَّى وَالطَّاعُونِ فَأَمْسَكْتُ الْحُمَّى بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَأَرْسَلْتُ الطَّاعُونَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَالطَّاعُونُ شَهَادَةٌ لِأُمَّتِي وَرَحْمَةٌ وَرِجْسٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ