[Machine] He took off his shoes, put them on his shoulder, and took hold of the reins of his camel. He then led her through the crowd. Abu Ubaydah said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, you are doing this? You are taking off your shoes and putting them on your shoulder, and taking hold of the reins of your camel and leading her through the crowd? It pleases me that the people of the city are honoring you." 'Umar said, "Oh, it isn't that anyone other than you said this, Abu Ubaydah. I only did it so that I could be an example for the nation of Muhammad ﷺ . Verily, we were the most humiliated people and Allah honored us with Islam. So, whatever we seek honor in, other than what Allah has honored us with, Allah will humiliate us."  

عَنْهَا وَخَلَعَ خُفَّيْهِ فَوَضَعَهُمَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ وَأَخَذَ بِزِمَامِ نَاقَتِهِ فَخَاضَ بِهَا الْمَخَاضَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْتَ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا تَخْلَعُ خُفَّيْكَ وَتَضَعُهُمَا عَلَى عَاتِقِكَ وَتَأْخُذُ بِزِمَامِ نَاقَتِكَ وَتَخُوضُ بِهَا الْمَخَاضَةَ؟ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْبَلَدِ اسْتَشْرَفُوكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «أَوَّهْ لَمْ يَقُلْ ذَا غَيْرُكَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ جَعَلْتُهُ نَكَالًا لَأُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ إِنَّا كُنَّا أَذَلَّ قَوْمٍ فَأَعَزَّنَا اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَمَهْمَا نَطْلُبُ الْعِزَّةَ بِغَيْرِ مَا أَعَزَّنَا اللَّهُ بِهِ أَذَلَّنَا اللَّهُ»