[Machine] Abu Ubaidah was besieged in Syria and the people rebelled against him. Omar wrote to him: "Peace be upon you. Afterward, what comes down to a faithful servant from a state of severity, Allah will make relief for him thereafter. No difficulty overwhelms him who perseveres. O you who have believed, be patient and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful." [Al-Imran 200]. Abu Ubaidah replied to Omar: "Peace be upon you. Afterward, Allah says in his book: 'Know that the worldly life is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children.' [Al-Hadid 20] until its end." Omar then left with his letter and sat on the pulpit and read to the people of Medina. Then he said: "O people of Medina, Abu Ubaidah only wants you to be eager for jihad."  

أَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ حُصِرَ بِالشَّامِ وَقَدْ تَأَلَّبَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ مَا يَنْزِلُ بِعَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ مَنْزِلَةِ شِدَّةٍ إِلَّا يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بَعْدَهَا فَرَجًا وَلَنْ يَغْلِبَ عُسْرٌ يُسْرَيْنِ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ} [آل عمران 200] قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ} [الحديد 20] إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ فَخَرَجَ عُمَرُ بِكِتَابِهِ فَقَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَرَأَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِنَّمَا يُعَرِّضُ بِكُمْ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ أَنِ ارْغَبُوا فِي الْجِهَادِ