Mishkat al-Masabih 1597
Visiting the Sick, and the Reward for Sickness - Section 3
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْفَارُّ مِنَ الطَّاعُونِ كَالْفَارِّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَالصَّابِرُ فِيهِ لَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Translation
Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who runs away from plague like him who runs away from battle, but he who meets it with endurance will have a martyr’s reward." Ahmad transmitted it.
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Same hadith, other wordings
- Musnad Ahmad 14875الْفَارُّ مِنَ الطَّاعُونِ كَالْفَارِّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ، وَالصَّابِرُ فِيهِ لَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ