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ahmad:16943Ḥammād b. Usāmah > Hishām from his father

[Machine] Umar went out to the people and started hitting them on their knees after Asr prayer until he passed by Tameem Ad-Dari. He said, "I will not leave these two, as I have already performed them with someone who is better than you, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' Umar then said, "If the people were to be like you, I would not care."  

أحمد:١٦٩٤٣حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ أُسَامَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

خَرَجَ عُمَرُ عَلَى النَّاسِ يَضْرِبُهُمْ عَلَى السَّجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِتَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ فَقَالَ لَا أَدَعُهُمَا صَلَّيْتُهُمَا مَعَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَوْ كَانُوا كَهَيْئَتِكَ لَمْ أُبَالِ