[Machine] The plague struck Damascus, so Mu'adh stood and addressed them in Hims, saying, "Indeed, this plague is the mercy of your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet, and the death of the righteous before you."  

وَقَعَ الطَّاعُونُ بِالشَّامِ فَقَامَ مُعَاذٌ فَخَطَبَهُمْ بِحِمْصَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ هَذَا الطَّاعُونَ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَمَوْتُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ»