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[Machine] Omar said to his companions, "Wish for something." So every man among them wished for something, and Omar said, "But I wish for a house filled with men like Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah." They said to him, "Why didn't you ask for something better for Islam?" He replied, "That is what I wanted."  

الحاكم:٥١٤٤حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «تَمَنَّوْا» فَجَعَلَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يَتَمَنَّى شَيْئًا فَقَالَ «لَكِنِّي أَتَمَنَّى بَيْتًا مَمْلُوءًا رِجَالًا مِثْلَ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ» فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَا أَلَوْتَ الْإِسْلَامَ خَيْرًا قَالَ «ذَلِكَ أَرَدْتُ»  


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"عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِى نَجِيح قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بنُ الخَطَّاب لجُلَسَائه: تَمَنَّوْا فَتَمَنَّوا، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَكِنِّى (أَتَمَنَّى بَيْتًا مُمْتَلئًا رِجَالًا مِثْلَ أبِى عُبَيْدَةَ بنِ الجَرَّاحِ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: مَا أَلَوتْ الإِسْلَامَ! ! فَقَالَ: ) ذَاكَ الِّذِى أَرَدْتُ".  

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