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Is coronavirus considered a plague, as mentioned in the Hadith?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The plague is a specific disease caused by the stabbing of jinn, accompanied by painful sores, pustules, and swellings, along with palpitations and vomiting. It is a martyrdom for those who die from it. As for an epidemic, it is a general disease. The plague is more specific than an epidemic; every plague is an epidemic, but not every epidemic is a plague. The plague does not enter a city, while an epidemic was present within it. This indicates the specificity of the plague and its distinction from an epidemic, and that its wounds resemble the wounds of those killed. The "Corona" disease is not the plague whose people are promised the reward of martyrdom.

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