I said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a land near us called the land of Abyan. It is the land of our cultivation and our provisions, but it is plague-stricken," or he said, "its plague is severe."The Prophet replied, "Leave it, for close contact with disease leads to destruction."
حدثنا مخلد بن خالد وعباس العنبري قالا حدثنا عبد الرزاق أخبرنا معمر عن يحيى بن عبد الله بن بحير قال أخبرني من سمع
قلت يا رسول الله أرض عندنا يقال لها أرض أبين هي أرض ريفنا وميرتنا وإنها وبئة أو قال وباؤها شديد فقال النبي دعها عنك فإن من القرف التلف
[Its chain of transmission is daif] Ahmad narrated it, 3/451, from Abdul-Razzaq, and it is in Musannaf (Jami Maamar), hadith 20162.Yahya bin Abdullah bin Buhayr is mastur (Taqrib), and his teacher was not named.