Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When you pass through a land where any nation has been destroyed, then walk quickly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the stone dwellings, he said: "Do not enter the places where the previous nations were punished, lest you be afflicted with the same punishment." Then he covered himself with his cloak while sitting on his saddle.