Amir bin Rabiah reported: Umar went to Syria and as he came to Sargh, information was given to him that an epidemic had broken out in Syria. Abdul Rahman bin Auf narrated to him that Allahs Messenger ﷺ had said: When you hear of its presence in a land, dont move towards it, and when it breaks out in a land and you are therein, then dont run away from it. So Umar bin Khattab came back from Sargh. Salim bin Abdullah reported that Umar went back, along with people on hearing the hadith reported on the authority of Abdul Rahman bin Auf.