[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."
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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