4. The Plague

RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, a death that will eat you away like a certain illness that afflicts goats. This is referring to plague. It occurred in 18H, after the opening of Jerusalem, in Ash-Shaam. It was a major disaster for the Muslims and a great loss for the Ummah because more than 25,000 Muslims died. Among them were Abu ‘Ubaydah and Mu’aadh ibn Jabl. Many sahaabah died during that plague. For them, it’s a blessing because ta’oon is a shahadah.