[Machine] Umar used to sit after performing the prayer, so whoever had a need would speak to him, and whoever had no need would leave and pray on their own. One day, I approached Umar and said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, may I lodge a complaint?" He replied, "No, praise be to Allah." Then Uthman came and sat, but he did not stay for long before leaving. Umar called out, "Get up, O Ibn 'Affan, get up, O Ibn 'Abbas." We entered upon Umar, who had a bag of money with him. He said, "I looked at the people of Madinah and found that you both are the main families in Madinah. Take this money and divide it. If anything is left, return it." Uthman insisted, but I said, "If anything is lacking, I will make it up for us." Umar said, "This is a sheath from Akhzam. Don't you see that Allah and Muhammad and his companions used to eat dried sweet dates?" I replied, "Yes, by Allah, this was with Allah and Muhammad and his companions used to eat dried sweet dates. If this was given to Muhammad, he would have done something other than what you have done." Umar seemed shocked and asked, "What would he have done?" I replied, "He would have eaten and fed us." Umar became emotional and said, "I wish I had left Madinah with nothing, neither for myself nor for anyone else."  

كَانَ عُمَرُ ؓ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً جَلَسَ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ كَلَّمَهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ دَخَلَ فَصَلَّى ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا يَرْفَأُ بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ شَكْوَى؟ قَالَ لَا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَالَ فَجَاءَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ فَجَلَسَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ جَاءَ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ قُمْ يَا ابْنَ عَفَّانَ قُمْ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى عُمَرَ ؓ وَعِنْدَهُ صَبْرَةٌ مِنَ الْمَالِ عَلَى كُلِّ صَبْرَةٍ مِنْهَا كَثْفٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي نَظَرْتُ فِي أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَوَجَدْتُكُمَا أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ عَشِيرَةً فَخُذَا هَذَا الْمَالَ فَاقْتَسِمَاهُ فَإِنْ بَقِيَ شَيْءٌ فَرُدَّاهُ فَأَمَّا عُثْمَانُ ؓ فَحَثَا وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقُلْتُ وَإِنْ نَقَصَ شَيْءٌ أَتْمَمْتَهُ لَنَا؟ قَالَ شِنْشِنَةٌ مِنْ أَخْزَمَ أَمَا تَرَى هَذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَمُحَمَّدٌ وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ الْقَدَّ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى وَاللهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ هَذَا عِنْدَ اللهِ وَمُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ الْقَدَّ وَلَوْ فُتِحَ هَذَا عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ صَنَعَ غَيْرَ الَّذِي تَصْنَعُ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّهُ فَزِعَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ وَمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ؟ قُلْتُ لَأَكَلَ وَأَطْعَمَنَا قَالَ فَنَشَجَ حَتَّى اخْتَلَفَتْ أَضْلَاعُهُ وَقَالَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي خَرَجْتُ مِنْهَا كَفَافًا لَا عَلَيَّ وَلَا لِيَ