[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the plague, and she (a woman) said: "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ informed me that it is a punishment that Allah sends upon whomever He wills. He made it a mercy for the believers. So, when a servant of Allah resides in a land wherein the plague has broken out, and he remains patient and expects the reward from Allah, knowing that nothing will afflict him except what Allah has written for him, then he will receive a reward similar to that of a martyr."
سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الطَّاعُونِ فَقَالَتْ حَدَّثَنِي نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ عَذَابٌ يَبْعَثُهُ اللهُ عَلَى مَنْ يَشَاءُ فَجَعَلَهُ رَحْمَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَبْدٌ يَقَعُ الطَّاعُونُ فَيُقِيمُ بِبَلَدِهِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُصِيبَهُ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ شَهِيدٍ