Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1597
Arabic hadith text
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 that the Messenger of God said: The one who flees from plague is like the one who flees from battle. The one who remains patient through it will have the reward of a martyr.
Ahmad transmitted it.