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darimi:140Muḥammad b. Qudāmah > Abū Usāmah > Misʿar

[Machine] "By Allah, I have never seen anyone who was harsher on those who defied him than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I have never seen anyone who was harsher on him than Abu Bakr. And indeed, I perceive that Umar was the one who had the greatest fear for them or towards them."  

الدارمي:١٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ قَالَ أَخْرَجَ إِلَيَّ مَعْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كِتَابًا فَحَلَفَ لِي بِاللَّهِ أنَّهُ خَطُّ أَبِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ قَالَ

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَى الْمُتَنَطِّعِينَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَإِنِّي لَأَرَى عُمَرَ كَانَ أَشَدَّ خَوْفًا عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ لَهُمْ»