[Machine] Without consultation or asking for it, but it was what Allah ordained for me. So I ask Allah, who has tested me with what he has tested me with, to help me with it. When my letter reaches you, send me the books of Umar ibn al-Khattab, along with his judgments and biography regarding the people of the covenant. For I follow in his footsteps and others follow his way, if Allah helps me with it. Peace. He wrote to him, "Salam. Your letter has reached me. Remember that Allah has tested you with what he has tested you with in this matter without consultation or asking for it. But it was what Allah ordained for you. So I ask Allah, who has tested you with what he has tested you with, to help you with it. You are not in the time of Umar and you do not have men like Umar with you. But if you intend and seek the truth, Allah will help you with it, and He will provide you with workers who will come to you unexpectedly. Indeed, the help of Allah is according to one's intention. So, whoever's intention is perfected in goodness, the help of Allah will be perfected for him. And whoever falls short in his intention, the help will also be proportionate to what falls short of it. Peace.  

عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ وَلَا طَلَبٍ لَهُ وَلَكِنْ كَانَ مَا قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ ﷻ فَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي ابْتَلَانِي بِمَا ابْتَلَانِي أَنْ يُعِينَنِي عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا جَاءَكَ كِتَابِي هَذَا فَابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ بِكُتُبِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَضَائِهِ وَسِيرَتِهِ فِي أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ فَإِنِّي مُتَّبِعٌ أَثَرَهُ وَسَائِرٌ بِسِيرَتِهِ إِنْ أَعَانَنِي اللَّهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَالسَّلَامُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ سَالِمٌ جَاءَنِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ ابْتَلَاكَ بِمَا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَلَبٍ وَلَا مَشُورَةٍ كَانَ مِنْكَ وَلَكِنْ مَا كَانَ قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَكَ فَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي ابْتَلَاكَ بِمَا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ أَنْ يُعِينَكَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّكَ لَسْتَ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ رِجَالُ عُمَرَ فَإِنْ نَوَيْتَ الْحَقَّ وَأَرَدْتَهُ أَعَانَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَتَاحَ لَكَ عُمَّالًا وَأَتَاكَ بِهِمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَحْتَسِبُ فَإِنَّ عَوْنَ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَدْرِ النِّيَّةِ فَمَنْ تَمَّتْ نِيَّتُهُ فِي الْخَيْرِ تَمَّ عَوْنُ اللَّهِ لَهُ وَمَنْ قَصُرَتْ [245] نِيَّتُهُ قَصُرَ مِنَ الْعَوْنِ بِقَدْرِ مَا قَصُرَ مِنْهُ وَالسَّلَامُ