[Machine] Umar is not a revelation in which we increase and decrease. It is only something we see, so if you see it and agree with me, you will follow it. Otherwise, you have nothing to do with it." Zaid refused and left angrily. He said, "I came to you thinking that you would be free from me, and then he came to him again at the same time as the first time. He continued with him until he said, "I will write to you about it." He wrote it on a piece of palm tree bark and gave him an example. His example is like a tree that grows on one root, and a branch came out of it, and then another branch came out of the first branch. The root waters the branch, so if the first branch is cut off, the water returns to the second branch, and if you cut off the second branch, the water returns to the first. So he brought it and Umar addressed the people. Then he read the piece of bark to them and said, "Zaid bin Thabit has said something about the matter, and I have approved it." He said, "This was the first matter. He wanted to take all the money of his grandson and leave it to his brothers. After that, Umar distributed it according to the decision."  

عُمَرُ ؓ لَيْسَ هُوَ بِوَحْيٍ حَتَّى نَزِيدَ فِيهِ وَنَنْقُصَ مِنْهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْءٌ نَرَاهُ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَهُ وَافَقَنِي تَبِعْتَهُ وَإِلَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ فَأَبَى زَيْدٌ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ وَأَنَا أَظُنُّكَ سَتَفْرُغُ مِنْ حَاجَتِي ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فِي السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي أَتَاهُ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ فَسَأَكْتُبُ لَكَ فِيهِ فَكَتَبَهُ فِي قِطْعَةِ قَتَبٍ وَضَرَبَ لَهُ مَثَلًا إِنَّمَا مَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ شَجَرَةٍ نَبَتَتْ عَلَى سَاقٍ وَاحِدٍ فَخَرَجَ فِيهَا غُصْنٌ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فِي الْغُصْنِ غُصْنٌ آخَرُ فَالسَّاقُ يَسْقِي الْغُصْنَ فَإِنْ قُطِعَ الْغُصْنُ الْأَوَّلُ رَجَعَ الْمَاءُ إِلَى الْغُصْنِ يَعْنِي الثَّانِي وَإِنْ قَطَعْتَ الثَّانِي رَجَعَ الْمَاءُ إِلَى الْأَوَّلِ فَأَتَى بِهِ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ قِطْعَةَ الْقَتَبِ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ قَدْ قَالَ فِي الْجَدِّ قَوْلًا وَقَدْ أَمْضَيْتُهُ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ جَدٍّ كَانَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ الْمَالَ كُلَّهُ مَالَ ابْنِ ابْنِهِ دُونَ إِخْوَتِهِ فَقَسَمَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ