[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked which religion is best. He said, "The tolerant Hanifiyah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الدِّينِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الْحَنِيفِيَّةُ السَّمْحَةُ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me some words to say at times of distress: Allah! Allahu Rabbi la ushriku bihi shay’an (Allah, Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3882)   

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ «اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said, "If you see people whispering about their religion without involving the general public, know that they are establishing misguidance."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْقَوْمَ يَتَنَاجَوْنَ فِي دِينِهِمْ دُونَ الْعَامَّةِ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُمْ عَلَى تَأْسِيسِ ضَلَالَةٍ»  

[Machine] I often hear Ibn Umar saying, "I wish my hair had a mark on his face from the descendants of Umar that would fill the earth with justice."  

أَسْمَعُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَثِيرًا يَقُولُ «لَيْتَ شِعْرِي مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي مِنْ وَلَدِ عُمَرَ فِي وَجْهِهِ عَلَامَةٌ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا»  

[Machine] "That my residence is in Qazvin until I die, meaning by that, commitment."  

أَنَّ مَنْزِلِي بِقَزْوِينَ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ الرِّبَاطِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The land belongs to Allah and the people are the servants of Allah. Whoever brings life to a dead land, it belongs to him." So, he responded to the Bedouins.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْبِلَادُ بِلَادُ اللَّهِ وَالْعِبَادُ عِبَادُ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَيِّتَةً فَهِيَ لَهُ» فَرَدَّهَا عَلَى الْأَعْرَابِ  

[Machine] "So, he loves this from me."  

«فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ هَذَا مِنِّي»  

[Machine] I heard from you, so do it.  

سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ فَافْعَلْ»  

[Machine] I heard Umar ibn Abdul Aziz saying, "O Allah, increase in goodness towards those who do good and guide the wrongdoers towards repentance, and have mercy on those who come after them."  

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ زِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَرَاجِعْ بِمُسِيئِهِمْ إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ وَحُطْ مَنْ وَرَاءَهُمْ بِالرَّحْمَةِ»  

[Machine] So I proceeded as Khalid and said, "Yes, may there be from Allah audible and perceptive eye." Then the young man's eye filled with tears and he withdrew his hand from Khalid's hand and turned away. So I said to Khalid, "Who is this?" He said, "This is Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, the son of the cousin of the Commander of the Faithful. And if you live long enough, you will surely see him as a guided leader."  

فَبَدَرْتُ أَنَا خَالِدًا فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ عَلَيْكُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ عَيْنٌ سَمِيعَةٌ بَصِيرَةٌ فَتَغَوَّرَتْ عَيْنُ الْفَتَى وَنَزَعَ الْفَتَى يَدَهُ مِنْ يَدِ خَالِدٍ ثُمَّ وَلَّى فَقُلْتُ لِخَالِدٍ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ هَذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ابْنُ أَخِي أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَئِنْ طَالَتْ بِكَ وَبِهِ حَيَاةٌ لَتَرَوُنَّهُ إِمَامَ هُدًى  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Whoever does not count his words as sins, his sins will increase."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ «مَنْ لَمْ يُعِدَّ كَلَامَهُ ذُنُوبَهُ كَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ»  

[Machine] "O Prince of the Believers, I seek refuge with Allah from the desert Arabs." The people of the mosque laughed. He (Ali) said, "It was as if I saw him."  

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ فَضَحِكَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَكَأَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ  

[Machine] Omar bin Abdul Aziz said: "O Allah, make death easy for me."  

حَدَّثَنَا قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيَّ الْمَوْتَ»  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said, "No people have deviated in their religion except that they have separated from their community."  

قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «مَا انْتَجَى قَوْمٌ فِي دِينِهِمْ دُونَ جَمَاعَتِهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَلَى تَأْسِيسِ ضَلَالَةٍ»  

[Machine] I entered upon Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz and found him eating boiled garlic with spinach and oil.  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ ثَوْمًا مَسْلُوقًا بِسِلْقٍ وَزَيْتٍ  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz cried so much that his tears became blood.  

بَكَى عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَتَّى بَكَى الدَّمَ  

[Machine] He saw the Prophet ﷺ sitting between Abu Bakr and Umar. So Umar ibn Abdul Aziz came and sat on his right to sit between him and Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, I did not think that you would sit between me and anyone else." So he inclined towards Umar's side to let him sit between him and Abu Bakr. Umar said, as Abu Bakr had said, "May Allah have mercy on him." So he placed him in front of him.  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَأَوَى إِلَيْهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ لِيَجْلِسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ تُجْلِسُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ أَحَدًا فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِ نَاحِيَةَ عُمَرَ لِيُجْلِسَهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ كَمَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فَأَجْلَسَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ  

[Machine] Indeed, we find him among the leaders of justice in the month of Rajab, one of the sacred months. Ayoub bin Suwaid explained it to him, saying: "There are three consecutive months, Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram, and Rajab is separate."  

إِنَّا نَجِدُهُ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْعَدْلِ بِمَوْضِعِ رَجَبٍ مِنْ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ قَالَ فَفَسَّرَهُ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ فَقَالَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَةٌ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحَجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَرَجَبٌ مُنْفَرِدٌ  

[Machine] It was reported that a man had committed a sin against the boundaries of Allah after dinner. He said, "I dislike delaying the boundaries of Allah until morning, so I will uphold it during the night."  

أَنَّهُ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ أَصَابَ حَدًّا مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ﷻ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَ حُدُودَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى أُصْبِحَ فَأَقَامَهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلًا»  

[Machine] Abu Bakr and Umar, I said, we already know them. So who is Umar? He said, if you live, you will find out, and if you die, he will come after you.  

أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُمَرُ قُلْتُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُمَا فَمَنْ عُمَرُ؟ قَالَ إِنْ عِشْتَ أَدْرَكْتَ وَإِنْ مُتَّ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ  

[Machine] Break it and write "Allah commands honesty and justice."  

اكْسِرُوهَا وَاكْتُبُوا «أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِالْوَفَاءِ وَالْعَدْلِ»  

[Machine] "That lying harms its people."  

أَنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَضُرُّ أَهْلَهُ»  

[Machine] "Such as what is in it, there is no nation of Muhammad ﷺ in the east of the earth or its west, except that I want to fulfill its right, not as a writer to me in it or a student of mine, meaning Umar bin Abdul Aziz."  

«لِمِثْلِ مَا فِيهِ يُغْتَمُّ لَيْسَ مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فِي مَشْرِقِ الْأَرْضِ وَلَا مَغْرِبِهَا إِلَّا وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ غَيْرَ كَاتِبٍ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ وَلَا طَالِبِهِ مِنِّي يَعْنِي عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ»  

[Machine] That they said, "We have believed in it, all are from our Lord" [Al-Imran 7]  

أَنْ قَالُوا {آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّنَا} [آل عمران 7]  

[Machine] He has been accustomed to his daily routine, and he only took an hour to sleep. I said, "Shouldn't I get up and pour some oil in the lamp?" He said, "No." So he got up and poured some oil into the lamp, then he returned and said, "I got up while I was Umar bin Abdul Aziz, and I came back while I was Umar bin Abdul Aziz. O Raja', it is not appropriate for a man to use his guest."  

لَهُ قَدْ دَأَبَ يَوْمَهُ وَإِنَّمَا أَخَذَ فِي نَوْمِهِ السَّاعَةَ قُلْتُ أَفَلَا أَقُومُ أَنَا فَأَصُبُّ فِي الْقِنْدِيلِ مِنَ الدُّهْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا فَقَامَ هُوَ فَصَبَّ فِي الْقِنْدِيلِ مِنَ الدُّهْنِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ثُمَّ قَالَ قُمْتُ وَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَرَجَعْتُ وَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يَا رَجَاءُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ مُرُوءَةِ الرَّجُلِ اسْتِخْدَامُ ضَيْفِهِ  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said: "Satisfaction is limited, but patience is the reliance of a believer."  

عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «الرِّضَاءُ قَلِيلٌ وَلَكِنَّ الصَّبْرَ مِعْوَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ»  

[Machine] "O my son, indeed my soul has passed away, and if I do not have compassion for it, it will not reach me. O my son, if Allah wills for the Quran to be revealed all at once, then he will do so, but he revealed the verses one after another to slow it down in their hearts. O my son, I have not found hypocrisy to bring any good."  

عُمَرُ «يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ نَفْسِي مَطِيَّتِي وَإِنْ لَمْ أَرْفُقْ بِهَا لَمْ تُبَلِّغْنِي يَا بُنَيَّ لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ﷻ أَنْ يُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنَ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً لَفَعَلَ نَزَّلَ الْآيَةَ بَعْدَ الْآيَةِ حَتَّى إِبْطَاءِ ذَلِكَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي لَمْ أَجِدِ الْحَقْحَقَةَ تَرِدُ إِلَى خَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] "I have never seen anyone who was more fearful of Allah than Umar bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him."  

«مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَخْوَفَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ»  

[Machine] I said to him, "Indeed, your companion has been poisoned, so let him be treated." So, I met Umar and informed him that the Jew who met me had informed me that you will follow this matter and make the appropriate decision. He said to me, "Indeed, you have been poisoned and you are commanded to treat yourself." May Allah curse him, I knew the exact hour in which I was poisoned, and if it were healing for me to touch the fat of my ear or be given a remedy to sniff, I would have done so.  

لِي إِنَّ صَاحِبَكَ قَدْ سُقِيَ فَلْيَتَدَارَكْ نَفْسَهُ فَلَقِيتُ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ الْيَهُودِيَّ الَّذِي لَقِيَنِي فَأَعْلَمَنِي أَنَّكَ سَتَلِي هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَتَعْدِلُ فِيهِ قَالَ لِي إِنَّكَ قَدْ سُقِيتَ وَيَأْمُرُكَ أَنَّكَ تَتَدَارَكُ نَفْسَكَ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ مَا أَعْلَمُهُ لَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ السَّاعَةَ الَّتِي سُقِيتُ فِيهَا وَلَوْ كَانَ شِفَائِي أَنْ أَمَسَّ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنِي مَا فَعَلْتُ أَوْ أَنْ أُوتِيَ بِطِيبٍ فَأَرْفَعَهُ [239] إِلَى أَنْفِي فَأَشَمَّهُ مَا فَعَلْتُ  

[Machine] "To eat it and return it."  

أَنْ يَأْكُلَهَا فَرَدَّهَا  

[Machine] It is said that Allah does not punish the general public for the sins of individuals, but when a great wrongdoing is committed openly, they all deserve the punishment.  

يُقَالُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ الْعَامَّةَ بِذَنْبِ الْخَاصَّةِ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا عُمِلَ الْمُنْكَرُ جِهَارًا اسْتَحَقُّوا الْعُقُوبَةَ كُلُّهُمْ  

[Machine] Al-Hasan said, "The best of people have died."  

الْحَسَنُ «مَاتَ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] The Commander of the Faithful is doing something that I see pleases him in his religion. She asked, "What is it?" He said, "It is not something that has been done since I became the leader." Then, someone entered with hope and said, "O Commander of the Faithful, you are doing something that I see pleases you in your religion." He was startled by that and said, "Woe to you, what is it?" He said, "O Commander of the Faithful, your family has a right over you. So, his eyes filled with tears and he said, "O hope, how can someone who has the responsibility of the Muslims and the treaties around his neck feel at ease when Allah will question him about them on the Day of Resurrection."  

إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا مَا أُرَاهُ يَسَعُهُ فِي دِينِهِ قَالَ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ مُنْذُ وَلِيَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجَاءٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّكَ تَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا مَا أُرَاهُ يَسَعُكَ فِي دِينِكَ قَالَ فَفَزِعَ لِذَلِكَ وَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا رَجَاءُ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ لِأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا فَأَرْسَلَ عَيْنَيْهِ تَبْكِي فَقَالَ يَا رَجَاءُ وَكَيْفَ يَنْشَطُ مَنْ حَلَّ فِي عُنُقِهِ أَمْرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُعَاهَدِينَ يَسْأَلُهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] I said, O Amir al-Muminin, I am amazed by the beauty of your complexion, the sweetness of your body, and the softness of your hair. He said, How would it be if you were to see me after three (days) and I have been turned in my grave, and my eyeballs have mingled with my cheeks, and pus and worms are flowing from my throat? You would have found it more repugnant to speak to that visage and try to have a conversation with it! I was informed by Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, one of the most noble gatherings is the one in which the qibla is faced (i.e., towards Makkah). And do not pray behind someone who is sleeping or talking, and do not buy goods with forbidden wealth, and kill the snake and the scorpion even if you are in your prayer. And whoever looks at his brother's book without his permission, then he is only looking at the fire." He also said, "Whoever wants to be the strongest among the people, let him rely on Allah. And whoever wants to be the most honored among the people, let him fear Allah. And whoever wants to be the richest among the people, let him be content with the provision of Allah." Then he said, "Shall I not inform you about the worst of your companions?" We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "The one who causes disturbance when he is alone, and withholds assistance, and beats his slave." Then he said, "Shall I not inform you about worse than that?" We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Those who do not remove obstacles (that cause harm), do not forgive sins, and do not accept excuses." Then he said, "Shall I not inform you about worse than that?" We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Those whose evil you fear but from whom you do not expect any good. Verily, Jesus, son of Mary, stood among the children of Israel and said, 'O Children of Israel, Speak in accordance with wisdom in the presence of the ignorant, so that you will not oppress it, and do not withhold it from its people, so that you will not oppress them. And do not oppress one another, and do not punish the wrongdoer with injustice, lest your excellence is nullified. Verily, affairs are only of three types: one in which you clearly hold the truth, so follow it; one in which you clearly recognize falsehood, so avoid it; and one in which there is difference, so refer it back to Allah."  

قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعْجَبَنِي مَا حَالَ مِنْ لَوْنِكَ وَنَحَلَ مِنْ جِسْمِكَ وَنُفِيَ مِنْ شَعْرِكَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنِي بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَقَدْ دُلِّيتُ فِي حُفْرَتِي أَوْ فِي قَبْرِي وَسَالَتْ حَدَقَتِي عَلَى وَجْنَتَيَّ وَسَالَ مِنْخَرِي صَدِيدًا وَدُودًا كُنْتَ لِي أَشَدَّ نُكْرَةً حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا نَحْفَظُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَفِ الْمَجَالِسِ مَا اسْتُقْبِلَ بِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا تُصَلُّوا خَلْفَ نَائِمٍ وَلَا مُتَحَدِّثٍ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا الْحُرَرَ بِالثِّيَابِ وَاقْتُلوا الْحَيَّةَ وَالْعَقْرَبَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ وَمَنْ نَظَرَ فِي كِتَابِ أَخِيهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ فِي النَّارِ»

وَقَالَ: "مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ، وَمَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَكْرَمَ النَّاسِ فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَغْنَى النَّاسِ فَلْيَكْتَفِ بِرِزْقِ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشِرَارِكُمْ؟ قُلْنَا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ وَحْدَهُ ويَمْنَعُ رِفْدَهُ وَيَجْلِدُ عَبْدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِنْ هَذَا؟ قُلْنَا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «الَّذِي يَبْغَضُ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغَضُونَهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قُلْنَا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الَّذِينَ لَا يُقِيلُونَ عَثْرَةً وَلَا يَغْفِرُونَ ذَنْبًا وَلَا يَقْبَلُونَ مَعْذِرَةً» ثُمَّ قَالَ: " أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِنْ هَذَا قُلْنَا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: " مَنْ خِيفَ شَرُّهُ وَلَمْ يُرْجَ خَيْرُهُ إِنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ قَامَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ َالَ: يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ َا تَكَلَّمُوا بِالْحِكْمَةِ عِنْدَ الْجُهَّالِ فَتَظْلِمُوهَا وَلَا تَمْنَعُوهَا أَهْلَهَا فَتَظْلِمُوهُمْ، وَلَا تَظْلِمُوا بَيْنَكُمْ وَلَا تُعَاقِبُوا ظَالِمًا بِظُلْمِهِ فَيَبْطُلَ فَضْلُكُمْ إِنَّمَا الْأُمُورُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ لَكَ رُشْدُهُ فَاتَّبِعْهُ، وَأَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ لَكَ غَيُّهُ فَاجْتَنِبْهُ، وَأَمْرٌ اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ فَرُدَّهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] "Regarding speech, only discuss what is meant by it."  

عَنِ الْكَلَامِ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ»  

[Machine] That Umar ibn Abdul Aziz wrote to some of his employees, "I advise you to fear Allah and be economical in His affairs, and to follow the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ and to abandon what the innovators have introduced after it has been established as his Sunnah. And be aware that no one invents a new innovation except that it has evidence supporting it, and others were misguided in it. So it is upon you to adhere to the Sunnah, for indeed, it is your protection with the permission of Allah. And know that whoever follows the Sunnah is aware of the errors, mistakes, depths, and foolishness that exist in its opposition. Indeed, those who preceded in knowledge stopped and those with discerning insight ceased probing, and they were the strongest in research if they had researched."  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ كَتَبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ عُمَّالِهِ «أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ ﷻ وَالِاقْتِصَادِ فِي أَمْرِهِ وَاتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَتَرْكِ مَا أَحْدَثَ الْمُحْدِثُونَ بَعْدَهُ مِمَّا قَدْ جَرَتْ سُنَّتُهُ وَكُفُوا مُؤْنَتَهُ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَدِعْ إِنْسَانٌ بِدْعَةً إِلَّا قَدْ مَضَى فِيهَا مَا هُوَ دَلِيلٌ عَلَيْهَا وَغَيْرُهُ فِيهَا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِلُزُومِ السُّنَّةِ فَإِنَّهَا لَكَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عِصْمَةٌ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَنْ سَنَّ السُّنَنَ قَدْ عَلِمَ مَا فِي خِلَافَهَا مِنَ الْخَطَإِ وَالزَّلَلِ وَالتَّعَمُّقِ وَالْحُمْقِ فَإِنَّ السَّابِقِينَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ وَقَفُوا وَبِبَصَرٍ نَاقِدٍ كَفُّوا وَكَانُوا هُمْ أَقْوَى عَلَى الْبَحْثِ لَوْ بَحَثُوا»  

[Machine] "O people, rectify your secrets so that your public actions are rectified, and strive for the Hereafter so that your worldly life is sufficient for you. And know that there is a man who is not a father to anyone but is a descendant due to his sweat in death. Peace be upon you."  

«أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَصْلِحُوا سَرَائِرَكُمْ تَصْلُحْ عَلَانِيَتُكُمْ وَاعْمَلُوا لِآخِرَتِكُمْ تُكْفُوا دُنْيَاكُمْ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ آدَمَ أَبٌ لَمُعْرَقٌ لَهُ فِي الْمَوْتِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ»  

[Machine] "That worship is the performance of obligations and the avoidance of prohibitions"  

أَنَّ الْعِبَادَةَ أَدَاءُ الْفَرَائِضِ وَاجْتِنَابُ الْمَحَارِمِ»  

[Machine] And he said, "Verily, I hope for intercession through it on the Day of Resurrection."  

وَقَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو الشَّفَاعَةَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

[Machine] "So, when the fourth year came, we descended to that house, and that man came to him and said, 'O monk, we found the story that you told us to be true.' He said, 'By Allah, indeed the poison of the soma reached Umar.' I said, 'So I came to Umar and informed him.' He said, 'By Allah, if you wished, I would have informed you of the exact time I was poisoned.' I said, 'Why didn't you take precautions?’ He said, 'I do not like for my medication to be poured into my ears.'  

فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامَ الرَّابِعَ نَزَلْنَا ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ فَأَتَاهُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ يَا رَاهِبُ الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي حَدَّثْتَنَاهُ وَجَدْنَاهُ كَمَا قُلْتَ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ سُقِيَ عُمَرُ السُّمَّ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَخَبَّرْتُكَ بِالسَّاعَةِ الَّتِي سُقِيتُ فِيهَا قُلْتُ أَفَلَا تَتَدَارَكَ نَفْسَكَ؟ قَالَ «مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ دَوَائِي أَنْ أَحُكَّ أُذُنِي»  

[Machine] "To defy his love."  

أَنْ أُخَالِفَ مَحَبَّتَهُ  

[Machine] So he wrote to both of them two vile, hateful letters filled with the worst kind of insults and harm. They brought to me the blood of Muslims, and there is no one among the people whose blood is less valuable to me than yours.  

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمَا خَبِيثَيْنِ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ رَدِيئَيْنِ مِنَ الرَّدِيءِ تُعْرِضَانِ إِلَيَّ بِدِمَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا وَدَمُكُمَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ دَمِهِ  

[Machine] Rather, Allah has rewarded Islam better for me.  

«بَلْ جَزَى اللَّهُ الْإِسْلَامَ عَنِّي خَيْرًا»  

[Machine] May Allah grant you, O Amir al-Mu'minin, a long life as long as it is good for you. As for that, it has already been accomplished. However, say, "May Allah grant you a good life and make you die among the righteous."  

لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أبْقَاكَ اللَّهُ مَا كَانَ الْبَقَاءُ خَيْرًا لَكَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا ذَاكَ فَقَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ وَلَكِنْ قُلْ «أَحْيَاكَ اللَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَتَوَفَّاكَ مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ»  

[Machine] That the throes of death may be made easier for me, for it is the last thing that a Muslim can be expiated for.  

أَنْ تُهَوَّنَ عَلَيَّ سَكَرَاتُ الْمَوْتِ إِنَّهُ آخِرُ مَا يُكَفَّرُ بِهِ عَنِ الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ»  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz used to instruct his wives and daughters to perform ablution on Fridays.  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ نِسَاءَهُ وَبَنَاتَهُ بِالْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ  

[Machine] "That what Iblis (Satan) left behind should not be disobeyed, may Allah curse him."  

أَنْ لَا يُعْصَى مَا خَلَفَ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ»  

[Machine] And he placed his crown, then he came to the lamp, and he took out its wick. He also took out a piece of cloth, opened it, and poured some of it in the lamp. Then he returned and said, "I stood up while I am Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, and I returned while I am Umar ibn Abdul Aziz."  

وَوَضَعَ تَاجَهُ فَأَتَى السِّرَاجَ فَأَخْرَجَ فَتِيلَتَهُ وَأَخْرَجَ بَطَّةً فَفَتَحَهَا وَصَبَّ فِي السِّرَاجِ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ «قُمْتُ وَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَرَجَعْتُ وَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ»  

[Machine] The daily expense of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz was two dirhams.  

كَانَ نَفَقَةُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ دِرْهَمَيْنِ  

[Machine] Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said, "Whoever does not consider his words as part of his actions, his sins will increase."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «مَنْ لَمْ يُعِدَّ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ»