فِرَّ مِنَ الْمَجْذُوْمِ فِرَارَكَ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ. (Mishkat al-Masabih: 4577)
Meaning: Flee from a person with leprosy as you would flee from a lion.
This passage instructs avoidance of disease. The question is: how does this precaution agree with the meaning of the preceding passage?
1. Majdhūm: a person affected by the disease called leprosy.