[Machine] Abu Sufyan said, "I have never seen anyone like them, they are allowed to enter his (Muhammad's) presence and we are left outside his door with no attention given to us." So Suhail bin Amr, a wise man, said, "O people, I swear by Allah, I can see from your faces that if you become angry, you will take it out on yourselves. They have been called and responded quickly, while we have been slow. So how will it be for you when you are called on the Day of Judgment and you are left behind? I swear by Allah, when they have surpassed you in virtue that you do not see, it is a greater loss for you than missing out on this door that we are competing for." Then he shook his clothes and left. Al-Hasan said, "By Allah, Suhail spoke the truth. Allah does not make a servant of His hasten to Him like a servant who is slow in turning to Him."  

أَبُو سُفْيَانَ لَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ يَأْذَنُ لِهَؤُلَاءِ الْعَبِيدِ وَيَتْرُكُنَا عَلَى بَابِهِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَكَانَ رَجُلًا عَاقِلًا «أَيُّهَا الْقَوْمُ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَرَى الَّذِي فِي وُجُوهِكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ غَضَابَا فَاغْضَبُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ دُعِيَ الْقَوْمُ وَدُعِيتُمْ فَأَسْرَعُوا وَأَبْطَأْتُمْ فَكَيْفَ بِكُمْ إِذَا دُعُوا لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَتُرِكْتُمْ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَمَّا سَبَقُوكُمْ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مِمَّا لَا تَرَوْنَ أَشَدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَوْتًا مِنْ بَابِكُمْ هَذَا الَّذِي نُنَافِسُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ وَنَفَضَ ثَوْبَهُ وَانْطَلَقَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَصَدَقَ وَاللَّهِ سُهَيْلٌ لَا يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا أَسْرَعَ إِلَيْهِ كَعَبْدٍ أَبْطَأَ عَنْهُ  

[Machine] I heard Allah saying, "And only a few believed with him." (Hud 40) "And few of My servants are grateful." (Saba 13) And he mentioned other verses and Umar said, "Everyone is more knowledgeable than Umar."  

سَمِعْتُ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ} [هود 40] {وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ} [سبأ 13] وَذَكَرَ آيَاتٍ أُخَرَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «كُلُّ أَحَدٍ أَفْقَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ»  

[Machine] We used to witness Omar's food, one day it would be a tough meat, another day it would be a roasted meat, and another day it would be oil.  

«كُنَّا نَشْهَدُ طَعَامَ عُمَرَ ؓ فَيَوْمًا لَحْمًا غَرِيضًا وَيَوْمًا قَدِيدًا وَيَوْمًا زَيْتًا»  

[Machine] Umar heard a man saying, "O Allah, indeed You change the condition of a person's heart, so change between me and my sins that I may act upon a portion of them." Umar said, "May Allah have mercy on you," and prayed for him for good.  

سَمِعَ عُمَرُ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ فَحُلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ أَنْ أَعْمَلْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهَا» فَقَالَ «رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ وَدَعَا لَهُ بِخَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] I hear Umar ibn Al-Khattab saying, "O Allah, protect us and forgive us."  

أَسْمَعُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا»  

[Machine] Umar brought some money and placed it in the mosque. He went out to it, examining it and looking at it. His eyes became teary, and AbdurRahman ibn Awf said to him, "O commander of the believers, what makes you cry? By Allah, this is indeed one of the places of gratitude." Umar said, "By Allah, this is not given to a people except that enmity and hatred is cast among them."  

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِمَالٍ فَوُضِعَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ يَتَصَفَّحُهُ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَمَلَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا لَمِنْ مَوَاطِنِ الشُّكْرِ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أُعْطِيَهُ قَوْمٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا أُلْقِيَ بَيْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ  

[Machine] "O Commander of the believers, we have a collection of beautiful and precious items made of gold and silver. If you have spare time one day, please give us your command regarding them." He replied, "Inform me when you see me free." One day, they approached him and said, "Today, we see you free." He said, "Very well, bring me a tray." He then ordered the collection to be poured onto it until it filled the tray. He stood over it and said, "O Allah, I remembered this wealth and recited the verse 'Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire' (Quran 3:14), and 'So lest you despair over what has slipped away from you and do not exult in what He has given you' (Quran 57:23). Verily, we can only be happy with what Allah has adorned for us, so spend it in a righteous cause and seek refuge in You from its evil." He ordered his son, Abdul Rahman ibn Buhiyyah, to bring the tray. The son requested, "O father, give me a ring." He replied, "Go to your mother and she will quench your thirst." The son said, "By Allah, he did not give me anything."  

«يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِنْدَنَا جَلَبَةٌ مِنْ جَلَبَةِ جَلُولَاءِ آنِيَةٍ وَفِضَّةٍ فَانْظُرْ إِنْ تَفْرُغْ يَوْمَا فَتَأْمُرْنَا فِيهَا بِأَمْرِكَ» فَقَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَنِي فَارِغًا فَآذِنِّي» فَجَاءَهُ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ «إِنِّي أَرَكَ الْيَوْمَ فَارِغًا» فَقَالَ «أَجَلْ أبْسُطْ لِي نِطَعًا» فِي مَوْضِعٍ ذَكَرَهُ فَأَمَرَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَالِ فَصُبَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ هَذَا الْمَالَ فَقُلْتُ {زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ} [آل عمران 14] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الْآيَةِ وَقُلْتُ {لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَى مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ} [الحديد 23] فَإِنَّا لَا نَسْتَطِيعُ إِلَّا أَنْ نَفْرَحَ بِمَا زَيَّنَتْ لَنَا اللَّهُمَّ فَأَنْفِقْهُ فِي حَقٍّ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ بِابْنٍ لَهُ يَحْمِلُهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُهَيَّةَ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَةِ هَبْ لِي خَاتَمًا» فَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ إِلَى أُمِّكَ فَتَسْقِيَكَ سَوِيقًا» قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْطَاهُ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] Umar had chosen a pearl, and when Uthman came, he chose a pearl even harder than it.  

«كَانَ عُمَرُ قَدْ اتَّخَذَ دِرَّةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ اتَّخَذَ دِرَّةً أَشَدَّ مِنْهَا»  

[Machine] I once heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say, as I was walking with him until we reached a wall, and I heard him say while he was inside the wall, "Umar, the Commander of the Believers, be cautious, by Allah, O son of al-Khattab, that you fear Allah and obey Him, or else He will torment you."  

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَوْمًا وَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ حَائِطًا فَسَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَبَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ جِدَارٌ وَهُوَ فِي جَوْفِ الْحَائِطِ «عُمَرُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَخٍ بَخٍ وَاللَّهِ بَنِي الْخَطَّابِ لَتَتَّقِيَنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّكَ»  

[Machine] And he addresses the people from the pulpit, "Indeed, those who say, 'Our Lord is Allah' and then remain steadfast, the angels will descend upon them." [Quran 41:30] So he said, "Remain steadfast and by Allah, in the obedience of Allah, and then they did not stray like the fox strays."  

وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ} [فصلت 30] فَقَالَ اسْتَقَامُوا وَاللَّهِ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرُوغُوا رَوَغَانَ الثَّعْلَبِ  

[Machine] So We sent him to the well and he sent it to the well and he diverted his fodder to a house of the Muslims.  

فَبَعَثْنَا بِهِ إِلَى النَّقِيعِ فَبَعَثَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّقِيعِ وَصَرَفَ عَلَفَهُ إِلَى بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»  

[Machine] Omar sent for me, so I went to him and he was in his mosque either during Fajr or Dhuhr (prayers). He said, "I did not think that this money is lawful for me before I possess it, except with its rightful dues. I have not prohibited myself from it since I obtained it. I return my trust to you, although I have spent a month of Allah's possessions on you, and I am not giving it to you as a favor but as assistance from my own wealth. Strip yourself of it and then go to one of your people from their businessmen, and when he purchases something, participate with him and spend on your family."  

أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ عُمَرُ يَرْفَأُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ أَوْ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ «مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ يَحِلُّ لِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلِيَهُ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهِ وَمَا كَانَ أَحْرَمَ [96] عَلَيَّ مُنْذُ وُلِّيتُهُ فَعَادَ أَمَانَتِي وَقَدْ أَنْفَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ شَهْرًا مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَلَسْتُ بِزَائِدِكَ وَلَكِنِّي مُعِينُكَ بِثَمَنِ مَا لِي فِي الْعَالِيَةِ فَاجْرُدْهُ ثُمَّ ائْتِ رَجُلًا مِنْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ تُجَّارِهِمْ فَقُمْ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَإِذَا اشْتَرَى شَيْئًا فَاسْتَشْرِكْهُ وَأَنْفِقْ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan saying, "Omar, may Allah have mercy on him, was given some money and that was brought to Hafsah bint Umar, the mother of the believers. She came and said, 'O Commander of the Faithful, the rights of your relatives should be considered before portioning out this money, as Allah has emphasized the rights of relatives regarding it.' He replied, 'O my daughter, my relatives have already received their shares from my own wealth. As for this money, it is for the benefit of the Muslims as a whole. I have appeased your father and advised your relatives, my people.' Then she stood up, and I swear by Allah, her dress trailed behind her." 605- Abdullah narrated to us and said, "I recited this hadeeth to my father."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ جِيءَ إِلَى عُمَرَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ بِمَالٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَجَاءَتْ فَقَالَتْ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَقُّ أَقْرِبَائِكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ قَدْ أَوْصَى اللَّهُ ﷻ بِالْأَقْرَبِينَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ» فَقَالَ «يَا بِنْتَهُ حَقُّ أَقْرِبَائِي فِي مَالِي وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَفِي سَدَدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَشَشْتِ أَبَاكِ وَنَصَحْتِ أَقْرِبَاءَكِ قُومِي» فَقَامَتْ وَاللَّهِ تَجُرُّ ذَيْلَهَا 605 حدثنا عبد الله قال قرآت على أبي هذا الحديث  

[Machine] "Is the jizyah (poll tax) a blessing, or is the voluntary charity a blessing?" I said, "No, it is a blessing of the jizyah." Umar said, "By Allah, you intended to eat it." I said, "Indeed, there is the label of jizyah on it." Umar commanded that it be brought, so it was brought, and it was slaughtered. He had nine sahifahs (containers) with him, and no fruit or dessert could be found except that he put some of it into those sahifahs. Then he sent them to the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . And the one sent to Hafsah would be the last to reach her, so if there was any deficiency in it, it would be in Hafsah's share. All of them said that. He put some of the meat of those sheep into those sahifahs, and he sent them to the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . And he commanded that whatever was left of the meat should be cooked, and he invited the Muhajirin and the Ansar to partake in it."  

«أَمِنْ نَعَمِ الْجِزْيَةِ أَمْ مِنْ نَعَمِ الصَّدَقَةِ؟» قُلْتُ «لَا بَلْ مِنْ نَعَمِ الْجِزْيَةِ» قَالَ عُمَرُ «أَرَدْتُمْ وَاللَّهِ أَكْلَهَا» قُلْتُ «إِنَّ عَلَيْهَا وَسْمُ الْجِزْيَةِ» قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا عُمَرُ فَأُتِيَ بِهَا فَنُحِرَتْ وَكَانَ عِنْدَهُ صِحَافٌ تِسْعٌ فَلَا تَكُونُ فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَا طَرِيفَةٌ إِلَّا جَعَلَ مِنْهَا فِي تِلْكَ الصِّحَافِ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيَكُونُ الَّذِي يُبْعَثُ بِهِ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ مِنْ آخِرِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ نُقْصَانٌ كَانَ فِي حَظِّ حَفْصَةَ ؓ وَعَنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ فِي تِلْكَ الصِّحَافِ مِنْ لَحْمِ تِلْكَ الْجَزُورِ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ فَصَنَعَ وَدَعَا عَلَيْهَا الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ  

[Machine] "To place my forehead before Allah and sit among gatherings where good words are chosen, just as the good fruits are chosen, and to walk in the path of Allah."  

أَنْ أَضَعَ جَبْهَتِي لِلَّهِ ﷻ وَأَجْلِسُ فِي مَجَالِسَ يُنْتَقَى فِيهَا طَيِّبُ الْكَلَامِ كَمَا يُنْتَقَى فِيهَا طَيِّبُ الثُّمَّرِ وَأَنْ أَسِيرَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] He used to eat olive oil during the year of famine, and he had prohibited lard for her. He tapped his stomach with his finger and said, "It growls. There is nothing but it until people revive."  

وَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ الزَّيْتَ عَامَ الرَّمَادَةِ وَكَانَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهَا السَّمْنَ قَالَ فَنَقَرَ بَطْنَهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ وَقَالَ تَقَرْقَرْ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَكَ عِنْدَنَا غَيْرُهُ حَتَّى يَحْيَى النَّاسُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The Prophet added, "O Ibn Al-Khattab! Nothing stopped me from entering it except your Ghira." ʿUmar said, "How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7024)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَصْرٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَمَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَدْخُلَ يَا ابْنَ [97] الْخَطَّابِ إِلَّا مَا أَعْلَمُ عَنْ غَيْرَتِكَ قَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ أَغَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ  

[Machine] He has nothing like it.  

مَا لَهُ هِجِّيرٌ غَيْرُهَا  

[Machine] "Knowledge, if it does not benefit you, it will harm you."  

«الْعِلْمُ إِنْ لَمْ يَنْفَعْكَ يَضُرُّكَ»  

[Machine] Umar said, "We have found the best way to live through patience."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ «وَجَدْنَا خَيْرَ عَيْشِنَا بِالصَّبْرِ»  

[Machine] "And that man, when he despairs of something, he becomes content without it."  

وَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا أَيِسَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] "The sacrifice of praise."  

«الْمَدْحُ الذَّبْحُ»  

[Machine] Umar Ibn Al-Khattab said, "Praise is the spoils of the worshipers."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ «الثَّنَاءُ غَنِيمَةُ الْعَابِدِينَ»  

[Machine] They have "This is your worldly life that you are eager for"  

لَهُمْ «هَذِهِ دُنْيَاكُمُ الَّتِي تَحْرِصُونَ عَلَيْهَا»  

[Machine] That Umar used to say, "O Allah, make my actions righteous and make them solely for Your sake, and do not allow anyone to have any share in it."  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَمَلِي صَالِحًا وَاجْعَلْهُ لَكَ خَالِصًا وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيهِ شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] I hear from Umar ibn Al-Khattab, "O Allah, grant us security and forgive us."  

أَسْمَعُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ «اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا»  

[Machine] When Umar arrived in Sham, he sent his shirt to me so that I could wash it and mend it for him. The shirt had a patch sewn onto it, so I washed it and mended it, and I sewed a Coptic shirt for him. I sent both shirts to him, and when Umar received them, he felt the Coptic shirt and said, "This is softer." Then he threw it away and took his own shirt, saying, "This is more suitable for sweat."  

لَمَّا قَدِمَ عُمَرُ الشَّامَ؛ بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ بِقَمِيصِهِ؛ لِأُرَقِّعَهُ لَهُ وَأَغْسِلَهُ وَكَانَ قَدْ تَجَوَّبَ عَنْ مَقْعَدِهِ قَمِيصٌ شَقَائِقُ فَغَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ رَقَّعْتُهُ وَخِطْتُ لَهُ قَمِيصًا قَبْطَرِيًّا فَبَعَثْتُ بِهِمَا إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أُتِيَ بِهِمَا عُمَرُ ؓ مَسَّ الْقَبْطَرِيَّ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَلْيَنُ ثُمَّ رَمَى بِهِ وَأَخَذَ قَمِيصَهُ قَالَ هَذَا أَنْشَفُهُمَا لِلْعَرَقِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "A person cannot be satisfied without being good to his neighbor."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَشْبَعُ الرَّجُلُ دُونَ جَارِهِ»  

[Machine] I am a witness that when Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah have mercy on him) passed away, he said, "Woe to me! Woe to me! If I am not forgiven!" three times, and then he passed away. There was conversation between him and me.  

إِنِّي لَشَاهِدٌ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ حِينَ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «وَيْلِي وَوَيْلُ أُمِّي إِنْ لَمْ يُغْفَرْ لِي» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قُضِيَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا كَلَامٌ  

[Machine] "And by Allah, I did not marry her for wealth or offspring, but I loved for her to inform me about the night of 'Umra. So I asked her, and she said, 'How was the night prayer of 'Umra?' She said, 'He used to pray the 'Isha prayer and then he would order us to place a basin of water near his head. He would then perform ablution during the night and wipe his face and hands with the water, then he would mention Allah until he fell asleep. Then he would perform ablution again until the time he would stand up for prayer.'"  

وَاللَّهِ مَا نَكَحْتُهَا رَغْبَةً فِي مَالٍ وَلَا وَلَدٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تُخْبِرَنِي عَنْ لَيْلِ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقَالَ كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلَاةُ عُمَرَ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَضَعَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ تَوْرًا فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَيَتَعَارُّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيَمْسَحُ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ ﷻ حَتَّى يُغْفِيَ ثُمَّ يَتَعَارُّ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ السَّاعَةُ الَّتِي يَقُومُ فِيهَا  

[Machine] By Allah! I wish I found a woman who is good-looking and weighs enough to give me this perfume so that I may divide it amongst the Muslims. His wife said to him, "Here I am, Atika bint Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail. I am of good weight, so come and weigh it for you." He said, "No." She asked, "Why?" He replied, "I fear that you will take it and apply it on your temples and neck, thus consuming the whole stock, leaving none for the Muslims."  

عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي وَجَدْتُ امْرَأَةً حَسَنَةَ الْوَزْنِ تَزِنُ لِي هَذَا الطِّيبَ حَتَّى أَقْسِمَهُ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ عَاتِكَةُ بِنْتُ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ أَنَا جَيِّدَةُ الْوَزْنِ فَهَلُمَّ أَزِنُ لَكَ قَالَ لَا قَالَتْ لِمَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تَأْخُذِيهِ فَتَجْعَلِينَهُ هَكَذَا أَدْخَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ وَتَمْسَحِينَ بِهِ عُنُقَكِ فَأُصِيبُ فَضْلًا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ  

[Machine] Umar said to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, "Make us feel longing for our Lord." Abu Musa recited and they responded, "prayer". Umar then said, "Are we not in prayer?"  

قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لِأَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ «شَوِّقْنَا إِلَى رَبِّنَا» قَالَ فَقَرَأَ فَقَالُوا «الصَّلَاةَ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ «أَوَلَسْنَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] Umar said, "Adaptation is good in everything except what pertains to the Hereafter."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ «التُّؤَدَةُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَيْرٌ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْآخِرَةِ»  

[Machine] Amr said to him, "If you are lying, may Allah increase your wealth and children and make you tread the paths of humiliation."  

لَهُ عَمَّارٌ «إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَأَكْثَرَ اللَّهُ مَالَكَ وَوَلَدَكَ وَجَعَلَكَ مَوْطِئَ الْعَقِبَيْنِ»  

[Machine] 'Omar, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Indeed, in solitude there is relief from the harm of others."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ «إِنَّ فِي الْعُزْلَةِ الرَّاحَةَ مِنْ خِلَالِي السُّوءِ»  

[Machine] "Separate its account from me, separate its provision from me."  

«اعْزِلُوا عَنِّي حِسَابَهَا اعْزِلُوا عَنِّي مُؤْنَتَهَا»  

[Machine] That Umar ibn al-Khattab used to come across the verse in his recitation and it would choke him, so he would stay at home for days and they would think he was sick.  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ كَانَ يَمُرُّ بِالْآيَةِ فِي وِرْدِهِ فَتَخْنُقُهُ فَيَبْقَى فِي الْبَيْتِ أَيَّامًا يُعَادُ يَحْسَبُونَهُ مَرِيضًا  

[Machine] Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Learn knowledge and seek tranquility and forbearance through knowledge. Humble yourselves before those whom you teach, and let those whom you teach be humble towards you. Do not become arrogant scholars and do not let your knowledge coexist with your ignorance."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ وَتَعَلَّمُوا لِلْعِلْمِ السَّكِينَةَ وَالْحِلْمَ وَتَوَاضَعُوا لِمَنْ تُعَلِّمُونَ وَلْيَتَوَاضَعْ لَكُمْ مَنْ تُعَلِّمُونَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنْ جَبَابِرَةِ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَلَا يَقُمْ عِلْمُكُمْ مَعَ جَهْلِكُمْ»  

[Machine] Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Sit with those who frequently repent, for they are the gentlest of hearts."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ «جَالِسُوا التَّوَّابِينَ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَرَقُّ شَيْءٍ أَفْئِدَةً»  

[Machine] Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Be vessels of the book and sources of knowledge, and ask Allah for sustenance day by day, and it will not harm you if He reduces it for you."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ «كُونُوا أَوْعِيَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَنَابِيعَ الْعِلْمِ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ رِزْقَ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمٍ وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ أَنْ لَا يُكْثِرَ لَكُمْ»  

[Machine] "To hold yourselves accountable, weigh yourselves for the greater presentation on the day when you will be presented and nothing from you shall be hidden."  

أَنْ تُحَاسِبُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ تَزِنُوا لِلْعَرْضِ الْأَكْبَرِ يَوْمَ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَى مِنْكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ»  

[Machine] "If you place me in a grave, then press my cheek down to the ground, until there is nothing between my cheek and the ground."  

«إِذَا وَضَعْتَنِي فِي لَحْدِي فَأَفْضِ بِخَدِّي إِلَى الْأَرْضِ؛ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَ خَدِّي وَبَيْنَ الْأَرْضِ شَيْءٌ»  

[Machine] "That a Muslim should not belittle his fellow Muslim."  

أَنَّ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ»  

[Machine] People were afflicted in a year when ghee became expensive, and 'Umar used to eat oil. So his stomach would rumble and he would say, "Rumble as much as you want, by Allah, I will not eat ghee until the people eat it." Then he said, "Remove its warmth from me with fire, for I used to cook it for him so that he could eat it."  

أَصَابَ النَّاسَ سَنَةٌ غَلَا فِيهَا السَّمْنُ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَأْكُلُ الزَّيْتَ؛ فَيُقَرْقِرُ بَطْنُهُ فَيَقُولُ «قَرْقِرْ مَا شِئْتَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا تَأْكُلُ السَّمْنَ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَهُ النَّاسُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «اكْسِرْ عَنِّي حَرَّهُ بِالنَّارِ فَكُنْتُ أَطْبُخُهُ لَهُ فَيَأْكُلُهُ»  

[Machine] "May Allah disgrace the one who taught you this."  

«قَبَّحَ اللَّهُ مَنْ عَلَّمَكَ هَذَا»  

[Machine] In the face of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, there were two black lines from crying.  

كَانَ فِي وَجْهِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ خَطَّانِ أَسْوَدَانِ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ  

[Machine] When Uthbah arrived at the border of Azerbaijan, he was brought khubz and commanded to make two large loaves of bread from it. Then he was carried on a camel and they set out to Umar. When he arrived to Umar, he tasted it and found it to be sweet. He said, "Do all Muslims satisfy themselves from this during their journey?" He replied, "No." Umar said, "Then we have no need for it." He folded them and returned them to him, then he wrote to him, "As for what follows, it is not the custom of your father or your mother. So satisfy the Muslims from what you have satisfied yourself with during your journey." He said, "And beware of resembling the non-Arabs and their luxuries, and upon you is modesty."  

لَمَّا قَدِمَ عُتْبَةُ أَذْرِبِيجَانَ أُتِيَ بِالْخَبِيصِ فَأَمَرَ بِسِفْطَيْنِ عَظِيمَيْنِ فَصُنِعَا لَهُ مِنَ الْخَبِيصِ ثُمَّ حُمِلَ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ فَسَرَّحَ بِهِمَا إِلَى عُمَرَ ؓ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ذَاقَهُ فَوَجَدَهُ شَيْئًا حُلْوًا فَقَالَ كُلُّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ هَذَا فِي رَحْلِهِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَأَطْبَقَهُمَا وَرَدَّهُمَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَلَيْسَ مِنْ كَدِّ أَبِيكَ وَلَا مِنْ كَدِّ أُمِّكَ فَأَشْبِعِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِمَّا تَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ فِي رَحْلِكَ قَالَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَزِيَّ الْأَعَاجِمِ وَنَعِيمَهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمَعْدِيَّةِ  

[Machine] I arrived and saw people holding plates in their hands. Umar called me and I came to him. He asked for some bread and oil. I said to him, "Did you prevent me from eating bread and meat and invited me over for this?" He said, "I invited you to have a meal. As for this, it is the food of the Muslims."  

أَقْبَلْتُ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمُ الْقِصَاعُ فَدَعَانِي عُمَرُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَدَعَا بِخُبْزٍ غَلِيظٍ وَزَيْتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَمَنَعْتَنِي أَنْ آكُلَ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ وَاللَّحْمِ وَدَعَوْتَنِي عَلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ «أَنَا دَعَوْتُكَ عَلَى طَعَامٍ فَأَمَّا هَذَا فَطَعَامُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»  

[Machine] "So I said, 'O Amir-al-Mu'minin, do you not have the Book of Allah and the wisdom of the Messenger of Allah?'" He replied, "Yes, but O Ka'b, we were afraid." I said, "O Amir-al-Mu'minin, perform an act like the act of a man who, if you were to fulfill it on the Day of Resurrection, it would surpass the deeds of seventy Prophets." He said, "Umar then fell and became unconscious, and his cloak fell off him." He woke up and said, "Increase us, O Ka'b, increase us." I said, "O Amir-al-Mu'minin, even if a portion of the size of a jot from Hell was opened and a man from the east and a man from the west fell into it, his brain would boil until it spilled out due to its heat." He said, "Umar fell again and became unconscious, and his cloak fell off him." He woke up and said, "Increase us, O Ka'b." I said, "O Amir-al-Mu'minin, indeed Hell will roar on the Day of Resurrection with a roar that will cause every near Angel and chosen Prophet to fall prostrate on their knees." He said, "He says, 'Myself, myself, I ask you today for myself alone.'" Umar fell down and became unconscious. He said, "I said, 'O Amir-al-Mu'minin, do you not find this in the Book of Allah?'" He said, "How?" I said, "I mentioned the saying of Allah, Exalted is He: 'On the Day every soul will come disputing on its own behalf, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged.'" [Surah An-Nahl, 16:111]  

فَقُلْتُ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَحِكْمَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟» قَالَ «بَلَى وَلَكِنْ يَا كَعْبُ خَوِّفْنَا» قَالَ قُلْتُ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اعْمَلْ عَمَلَ رَجُلٍ لَوْ وَافَيْتَ الْقِيَامَةَ بِعَمَلِ سَبْعِينَ نَبِيًّا لَازْدَرَأْتَ عَمَلَكَ مِمَّا تَرَى» قَالَ فَأَطْرَقَ عُمَرُ وَأَنْكَسَ وَنَكَّسَ مَلِيًّا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ قَالَ «زِدْنَا يَا كَعْبُ زِدْنَا» قَالَ قُلْتُ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَوْ فُتِحَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ قَدْرُ مِنْخَرِ ثَوْرٍ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَرَجُلٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ لَغَلَا دِمَاغُهُ حَتَّى يَسِيلَ مِنْ حَرِّهَا» قَالَ فَأَطْرَقَ عُمَرُ وَنُكِّسَ مَلِيًّا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «زِدْنَا يَا كَعْبُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَتَزْفُرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ زَفْرَةً مَا بَقِيَ مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ وَلَا نَبِيٌّ مُصْطَفًى إِلَّا خَرَّ جَاثِيًا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ» قَالَ وَيَقُولُ رَبِّ نَفْسِي نَفْسِي لَا أَسْأَلُكَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي قَالَ فَأَطْرَقَ عُمَرُ مَلِيًّا قَالَ قُلْتُ «يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوَلَيْسَ تَجِدُونَ هَذَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ «كَيْفَ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ {يَوْمَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا وَتُوُفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ} [النحل 111]  

[Machine] "O Allah, Omar is following it, so I ask you to forgive me and accept my repentance."  

عُمَرُ وَيْحَكَ أَتْبِعْهَا أُخْتَهَا فَاغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ