[Machine] He used to walk among the soldiers and say, "How many a white garment is soiled by its religion, and how many an esteemed person humiliates themselves for it. So rush to replace old sins with new good deeds. If any of you were to commit sins filling the space between the heavens and the earth, then followed it with a good deed, it is likely that the good deeds will overcome the sins until they defeat them."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسِيرُ فِي الْعَسْكَرِ وَيَقُولُ أَلَا رُبَّ مُبَيِّضٍ لِثِيَابِهِ مُدَنِّسٍ لِدِينِهِ أَلَا رُبَّ مُكْرِمٍ لِنَفْسِهِ وَهُوَ لَهَا مُهِينٌ أَلَا بَادِرُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ الْقَدِيمَاتِ بِالْحَسَنَاتِ الْحَدِيثَاتِ فَلَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَخْطَأَ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ عَمِلَ حَسَنَةً لَعَلَتْ فَوْقَ سَيِّئَاتِهِ حَتَّى تَقْهَرَهُنَّ  

[Machine] There is no person, whether they are red or black, an Arab or a non-Arab, a free person or a slave, who I know is better than me in terms of righteousness, except for someone whom I would have wished to be in their place.  

مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ أَحْمَرَ وَلَا أَسْوَدَ حُرٍّ وَلَا عَبْدٍ عَجَمِيٍّ وَلَا حُرٍّ فَصِيحٍ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنِّي بِتَقْوَى إِلَّا أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مِسْلَاخِهِ  

[Machine] "Abu Ubaida said, 'I wish I were a sheep, and my family slaughtered me and ate my flesh, savoring the broth.'"  

وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كَبْشٌ فَذَبَحَنِي أَهْلِي فَأَكَلُوا لَحْمِي وَحَسَوْا مَرَقِي  

[Machine] Umar, may Allah have mercy upon him, arrived in Sham, where the leaders and commanders of the land welcomed him. Umar asked, "Where is my brother?" They replied, "Who?" Umar said, "Abu Ubaidah." They said, "He has come to you now." So, Umar came on a camel with a bridle and greeted him, then asked him about his situation. Afterwards, he said to the people, "Go back," and he proceeded until he reached his house and entered it. He found nothing in his house except his sword, shield, and spear. Umar said to him, "If you had taken any belongings or things," Abu Ubaidah replied, "O commander of the believers, this will be enough for us."  

قَدِمَ عُمَرُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الشَّامَ فَتَلَقَّاهُ عُظَمَاءُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَأُمَرَاءُ الْأَجْنَادِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَيْنَ أَخِي؟ قَالُوا مَنْ؟ قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ قَالُوا أَتَاكَ الْآنَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ مَخْطُومَةٍ بِحَبْلٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَسَأَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ انْصَرِفُوا فَسَارَ حَتَّى أَتَى مَنْزِلَهُ فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا سَيْفَهُ وَتُرْسَهُ وَرُمْحَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ لَوِ اتَّخَذْتَ مَتَاعًا أَوْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ [152] إِنَّ هَذَا سَيُبَلِّغُنَا الْمَقِيلَ