ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ sent for me, and whilst I was like that, his freed slave Yarfaʿ came and said: ‘Uthman, ʿAbdur-Rahman, Sa’d and az-Zubair bin al-ʿAwwam are here - (the narrator) said: I do not know whether he mentioned Talhah or not - and they are asking for permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. Then after a while, (Yarfaʿ) came and said: al-ʿAbbas and ‘Ali are asking permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. When alʿAbbas came in, he said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, judge between me and this one. They had a dispute at that time concerning the fai’ (booty) that Allah had granted to His Messenger of the wealth of Banun-Nadeer, The people said: Judge between them, O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, and relieve each one of his opponent, for their dispute has gone on too long. ‘Umar ؓ said: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose Leave heaven and earth exist, do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “We are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charityʿ? They said: He did say that. He said: I shall tell you about that faiʿ; Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, gave something exclusively to His Prophet ﷺ that He did not give to anyone else. And he quoted the verse: ʿAnd what Allah gave as booty (Fai’) to His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) from them - for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelryʿ [al Hashr 59:6]. He said: ʿThis was exclusively for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and by Allah, he did not keep it to himself in exclusion of you and he did not prefer himself over you with regard to it. Rather he gave it to you and divided it among you until there was nothing left of it except this property. He spent on his familyʿs needs from this property for one year, then he took what was left and regarded it as the property of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, Abu Bakr said: ʿI am the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I shall deal with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dealt with it. (Using translation from Aḥmad 425)   

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَدْخَلَهُمْ فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَه فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا لَعَلِيٍّ وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّوَافِي الَّتِي أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ احَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ قَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا أُنَاشِدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ قَالُوا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ أَتَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُفِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] إِلَى {قَدِيرٌ} [الحشر 6] فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] While I was sitting with him, his eyebrow twitched, so he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Uthman, Abdur Rahman, Saad, and Zubair to see me?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So they entered, greeted him, and sat down. Then his eyebrow twitched again, and he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Ali and Abbas?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So when they entered upon him, they sat down, and Abbas said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, settle the matter between Ali and me." The group of companions and their friends said, "Settle the matter between them, and let one of them have respite from the other." Umar said, "Wait, I swear to you by Allah, by whose permission the heavens and the earth stand, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'We do not inherit what we leave behind, it is all charity.'" The group said, "Indeed, he said that." Umar then went to Ali and Abbas and said, "I swear to you by Allah, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that?" They replied, "Indeed, he said that." Umar said, "I will inform you about this matter. Allah has granted His Messenger something He did not grant to anyone else. Allah says, 'And what Allah gave to His Messenger from them, you did not press for it.' This verse is specific to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . And I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , never hoarded or favored himself with this wealth over you. He gave it to you and distributed it among you, until only this amount remained. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , spent on his family the same amount that they used to spend from this wealth, and then he took what was left and dedicated it as the wealth of Allah. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , acted in this manner his whole life. I swear to you by Allah, do you know that?" They said, "Yes, we know that." Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed away, and Abu Bakr said, "I am the guardian of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ." So Abu Bakr took charge of it and used it as the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , did. And you, at that time, went to Ali and Abbas accusing Abu Bakr of doing something, and Allah knows best that he was truthful, righteous, and guided by the truth.  

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ أَتَاهُ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعْدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرِ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ ائْذَنْ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَدَخَلُوا فَسَلَّمُوا وَجَلَسُوا قَالَ ثُمَّ لَبِثَ يَرْفَأُ قَلِيلًا فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا عَلَيْهِ جَلَسَا فَقَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُعُثْمَانُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ أحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ الرَّهْطُ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ فِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] الْآيَةَ فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَأَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ تَزْعُمَانِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِيهَا كَذَا وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ فِيهَا لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلحَقِّ  

[Machine] About alcohol, I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the masjid when he was leaning against my chest. Then he said, "Whoever has alcohol with them, let them bring it to me." So people started coming to him, and one person said, "I have a container of alcohol," and another person said, "I have a pitcher," and another person said, "I have a wine flask." And Allah willed that there be nothing with him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gather it in the open space of Al-Baqi' such and such and then give me the permission." So he stood up and I stood up with him. I walked on his right side while he was leaning on me. Then Abu Bakr caught up with us, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of me and put him in my place. Then 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab caught up with us, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of him and put him on his left side. He walked between them until he reached the wine. Then he said to the people, "Do you know what this is?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, this is alcohol." He said, "You are correct. Indeed, Allah has cursed alcohol, its drinker, its server, its seller, its buyer, its presser, and the one for whom it is pressed." Then he called for a knife and said, "Sharpen it." So they sharpened it. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took it and slashed the wine containers, and the people said, "In these containers is benefit." So he said, "Yes, but I only did that in anger for the sake of Allah, for the evil that is in them." And some of them added to others in the narration.  

عَنِ الْخَمْرِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ مُحَْبتي حَلَّ حَبْوَتَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْخَمْرِ شَيْءٌ فَلْيُؤْذِنِّي بِهِ» فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَأْتُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمْ عِنْدِي رَاوِيَةُ خَمْرٍ وَيَقُولُ الْآخَرُ عِنْدِي رَاوِيَةٌ وَيَقُولُ الْآخَرُ عِنْدِي زُقَاقٌ وَمَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوهُ بِبَقِيعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ آذِنُونِي» & فَقَامَ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَمَشَيْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَيَّ فَلَحِقَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَجَعَلَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَكَانِي ثُمَّ لَحِقَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَأَخَذَهُ فَجَعَلَهُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَمَشَى بَيْنَهما حَتَّى إِذَا وَقَفَ عَلَى الْخَمْرِ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ «أَتَعْرِفُونَ هَذِهِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذِهِ الْخَمْرُ قَالَ «صَدَقْتُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ لَعَنَ الْخَمْرَ وَعَاصِرَهَا وَمُعْتَصِرَهَا وَشَارِبَهَا وَسَاقِيَهَا وَآكِلَ ثَمَنِهَا» ثُمَّ دَعَا بِسِكِّينٍ فَقَالَ «اشْحَذُوهَا» فَفَعَلُوا ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فخْرِقُ الْأَزْقَاقَ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ إِنَّ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَزْقَاقِ مَنْفَعَةً فَقَالَ «أَجَلْ وَلَكِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ غَضَبًا لِلَّهِ لِمَا فِيهَا مِنْ سَخْطَةٍ» قَالَ وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ  

[Machine] I was sent by Ibn Ayyash bin Abi Rabia to Umar bin Abdul Aziz for his needs. I entered upon him and there was a scribe with him who was writing. I greeted him and he replied with greetings. Then, I said, "Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, and the mercy of Allah." He said, "O son of Ziyad, we do not deny the first thing you said." The scribe was reading to him the grievances that came from Basra. Then, he told me to sit, so I sat on a step near the door while he listened to the scribe reading. Umar was sighing heavily. When he finished, he dismissed everyone in the room until only I and him were present. He sat in front of me and placed his hands on my knees. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, have you worn this armor?" I said, "Yes, I have a padded armor made of wool and I have rested from what we were in." Then, he asked me about the righteous men and women of Madinah, and he asked me about the matters he had commanded them in Madinah, and I informed him. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, don't you see what has happened to me?" I said, "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never." Then, he cried until I also mourned for him. I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, some of your actions are praiseworthy, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never. I neither insult nor am I insulted, I neither strike nor am I struck, I neither harm nor am I harmed." He said, and then he cried until I also mourned for him. So, I stayed until he fulfilled my needs, and he wrote to my master asking him to sell me, but he refused and then freed me.  

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي حَوَائِجَ لَهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ كَاتِبٌ يَكْتُبُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ انْتَهَيْتُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ زِيَادٍ إِنَّا لَسْنَا نُنْكِرُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي قُلْتَ وَالْكَاتِبُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ مَظَالِمَ جَاءَتْ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَعُمَرُ يَتَنَفَّسُ الصَّعْدَاءَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى وَصِيفًا كَانَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ يَمْشِي إِلَيَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ اسْتَدْفَأْتَ فِي مِدْرَعَتِكَ هَذِهِ؟ ‍‍ قَالَ وَعَليَّ مِدْرَعَةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ وَاسْتَرَحْتَ مِمَّا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ صُلَحَاءِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ فَمَا تَرَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ وَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ أُمُورٍ كَانَ أَمَرَ بِهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ أَمَا تَرَى مَا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضُ مَا تَصْنَعُ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ أَشْتِمُ وَلَا أُشْتَمُ وَأَضْرِبُ وَلَا أُضْرَبُ وَأُوذِي وَلَا أُوذَى قَالَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ فَأَقَمْتُ حَتَّى قَضَى حَوَائِجِي وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ فِرَاشِهِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا فَقَالَ: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَذِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ فِي الْفَيْءِ حَقٌّ أَعْطَيْنَاكَ إِنَّمَا عَبْدٌ، فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آخُذَهَا فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ نَفَقَتِي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُهَا وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ فَأَبَى وَأَعْتَقَنِي  

"عن عبد اللَّه بن بريدة: أن عمر بن الخطاب جمع الناس لقدوم الوفدِ فقال لآذِنِهِ ابْن الأرقم: انْظُرْ أصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَائْذَنْ لَهُمْ أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ، ثُمَّ الْقَرْنَ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، فدخلوا فَصُفُّوا قُدَّامَهُ، فنظر فإذا رجل ضخم (عليه مقطعة) برودٍ، فأومأ إليه عمرُ فأتاه، فقال عمر: إيهِ -ثلاثَ مرات- فقال عمرُ: أُفٍّ قُمْ، فقام، فنَظر فإذا الأشعرىُّ رجلٌ (أبيضُ) خفيفُ الجسمِ، قَصِيرٌ سَبْطٌ، فأومأ إليه فأتاه، فقال عمر: إيهِ؟ فقال الأشعرى: إِيهِ؟ فقال عمر: إيهِ؟ فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين: سَلْ أوِ افْتَحْ حَدِيثًا

فَنُحَدِّثَكَ، فقال عمر: أُفٍّ، قُمْ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَنْفَعَكَ رَاعِى ضَأنٍ، فنظر فإذا رجل أبيضُ خفيفُ الجِسْمِ، فأَوْمَأَ إليه فأتاه، فقال له عمر: إِيهِ؟ فوثب فحمِدَ اللَّه وأثنى عليه، ووعظ باللَّه ثم قال: إِنَّكَ وُلِّيتَ أمْرَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ فَاتَّقِ اللَّه فيمَا وُلِّيتَ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذِهِ الأُمَّة، وَأَهْلِ رَعيَّتِكَ فِى نَفْسِكَ خَاصَّةً؛ فَإِنَّكَ مُحَاسَبٌ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَمَّا اسْتُرْعِيتَ، فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ أَمِينٌ وَعَلَيْكَ (أَنْ) تُؤَدِّى مَا عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الأَمَانَةِ فَتُعْطَى أَجْرَكَ عَلَى قَدْرِ عَمَلِكَ، فقال: مَا صَدَقَنِى رَجُلٌ مُنْذُ اسْتُخْلِفْتُ غَيْرُكَ، مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قال: أَنَا رَبِيعُ بْنُ (زِيَادٍ)، فقال: أخُو الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ؟ قال: نَعَمْ، فَجَهَّزَ عُمَرُ (جَيْشًا) وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الأَشْعِرِىَّ، ثم قال: انْظُرْ رَبِيعَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ، فَإِنْ يَكُ صَادِقًا فِيمَا قَالَ فَإِنَّ عِنْدَهُ عَزْمًا عَلَى هَذَا الأَمْرِ، فَاسْتَعْمِلهُ، ثُمَّ لَا يَأتيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ عَشَرَةٌ إِلَّا تَعَاهَدْتَ مِنْهُ عَمَلَهُ، وَكَتَبْتَ إِلَىَّ بِسِيرَتِهِ فِى عَمَلِهِ حَتَّى كَأَنِّى أَنَا الَّذِى اسْتَعْمَلتُهُ، ثم قال عمر: عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّنَا ﷺ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدِى مُنَافِقٌ عَلِيمُ اللِّسَانِ".  

"عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ يَوْمَ طُعِنَ، فَمَا مَنَعِنى أَنْ أَكُوُنَ فِى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ إِلَّا هَيْبَتُهُ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مَهِيبًا، فَكُنْتُ فِى الصَّفِّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ، وَكَانَ

عُمَرُ لَا يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَسْتَقْبِلَ الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَإِنْ رَأَى رَجُلًا مُتَقَدِّمًا مِنَ الصَّفَ أَوْ مُتَأَخِّرًا ضَرَبَهُ بِالدِّرَّةِ، فَذَلِكَ الَّذى مَنَعَنِى مِنْهُ، وَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُ أَبو لَؤْلُؤَةَ فَطَعَنَهُ ثَلَاثَ طَعَنَاتٍ، فَسَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ -هَكَذَا بِيَدهِ قَدْ بَسَطَهَا-: دُوَنكُم الْكَلْبَ قَدْ قَتَلَنِى وَمَاجَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِى بَعْضٍ فَصَلَّى بنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ بِأَقْصَرِ سُورَتَيْنِ (في الْقُرْآنِ) {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّه}، وَ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ}، وَاحْتُمِلَ عُمَرُ فَدَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ اخْرُجْ فَنَادِ فِى النَّاسِ؛ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ: (إِنَّ) أَميرَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ يَقُولُ: أعَنْ مَلأٍ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا: مَعَاذَ اللَّه مَا عَلِمْنَا وَلَا أطَّلَعْنا، فَقَالَ: ادْعوا لِى طَبِيبًا، فَدُعِى لَهُ الطَّبِيبُ فَقَالَ: أىُّ شَرَاب أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ (قَالَ) نَبِيذٌ، فَسُقى نَبِيذًا فَخَرَجَ (مِنْ بَعْضِ طَعَنَاتِهِ)، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: هَذَا صَدِيدٌ، اسْقُوهُ لَبنًا، فَسُقِى لَبنًا فَخَرَجَ، فَقَالَ الطَّبيبُ: (مَا أُرَاكَ تُمْسِى) فَمَا كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَافْعَلْ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عُمَرَ إِيتنِى بِالْكَتِفَ الّتِى كَتَبْتُ فِيهَا شَأنَ الْجَدِّ بِالأَمْسِ، فَلَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّه أَنْ يُمْضِى مَا فِيهِ أَمْضَاهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: (أَنَا) أكْفِيكَ مَحْوهَا فَقَالَ: لَا، وَاللَّه لَا يَمْحُوهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرِى، فَمَحَاهَا عُمَرُ بيَدِهِ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا فَرِيضَةُ الْجَدِّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ادْعُو لِى عَلِيًا وَعُثْمَانَ وَطَلحَةَ وَالزُّبيْرَ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحَمِن بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدًا، فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عنْده قَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنْ وَلَّوْهَا الأَجْلَحَ سلَكَ بهِمُ الطَّرِيقَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنيِنَ؟ قَالَ: أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَتَحَمَّلَهَا حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا".