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ahmad-zuhd:593 – ʿAbdullāh > Muḥammad b. Ghaylān > Sufyān > Ibn Judʿān > ʿUmar a man > Allāhum Ājʿalnī from al-Aqallīn > Yā ʿAbdullāh And Mā al-Aqallūn > Allāh

[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."  

الزهد لأحمد:٥٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ جُدْعَانَ قَالَ سَمِعَ عُمَرُ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْأَقَلِّينَ» فَقَالَ «يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْأَقَلُّونَ؟» قَالَ

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»  

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suyuti:2-3096b – Msʿr > Smʿ ʿMr Rjlā Yqwl Allāhm Ājʿlná Mn al-Qlyl Fqāl Yā ʿBd Allāh Mā Hdhā > Smʿt Allāh
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السيوطي:٢-٣٠٩٦b –

"عن مسعر قال: سمع عمر رجلا يقول: اللهم اجعلنى من القليل، فقال: يا عبد اللَّه! ما هذا؟ قال: سمعت اللَّه يقول {وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ} و {وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ} وذكر آية أخرى، فقال عمر: كل أحدٍ أفقهُ من عمر".  

[عم] زيادات عبد الله بن أحمد في زوائد الزهد