Is Fleeing from the Plague Like Fleeing from Illness?

Avoiding plague is not the same as avoiding illness. Plague has a specific definition; using the term to refer to every kind of disease runs contrary to the intent of the blessed hadith.

Plague is a contagious bacterial infection shared by humans and animals. It is transmitted to other animals and people by rodents and their fleas. Plague is known as the “Black Death.”

Bacteria and viruses each require their own particular means of prevention and response.

In the case of coronavirus and similar viruses, believers who observe Islamic cleanliness serve as a remedy and treatment for one another. Their companionship, visits and gatherings hasten recovery and help bring the disease under control more quickly.

A distinction must be made between someone who has contracted the disease and those who show no signs of infection. Even when someone has fallen ill, visits and companionship should not be cut off, provided that physical and spiritual health guidelines are observed.

A believer is a source of healing for another believer. Believers should not neglect this healing.

We must not allow believers to flee from one another under the pretext of avoiding plague!

A pure and clean believer is like medicine and a vaccine for other believers. A gathering of believers in which the remembrance of God is raised is a sanctuary of well-being and healing for them. The finest form of isolation is found in the pure, clean gatherings of believers, where they come together and keep the remembrance of God alive.

When disease spreads, believers should draw closer to one another, and their affection should grow stronger...