His first consultations were with leaders from the Muhajirun and Ansar factions, collectively the earliest Muslim converts and elite of the nascent Muslim state, who argued against fleeing the plague-affected areas. Disagreeing with their recommendations, he next consulted the leaders of the later converts from the Quraysh, the tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the caliphs belonged, who proposed that the army should withdraw from the area of the epidemic, which Umar accepted.
His initial meetings were with leaders from the Muhajirun and Ansar factions, collectively the earliest Muslim converts and elite of the nascent Islamic state, who argued against fleeing plague-stricken regions. Disagreeing with their advice, he then consulted the leaders of later Quraysh converts, who suggested withdrawing the army from the epidemic-affected area, which Umar accepted.