Once ʿUmar (bin Al-Khattab) said to the companions of the Prophet ﷺ "What do you think about this Verse:--"Does any of you wish that he should have a garden?" They replied, "Allah knows best." ʿUmar became angry and said, "Either say that you know or say that you do not know!" On that Ibn ʿAbbas said, "O chief of the believers! I have something in my mind to say about it." ʿUmar said, "O son of my brother! Say, and do not under estimate yourself." Ibn ʿAbbas said, "This Verse has been set up as an example for deeds." ʿUmar said, "What kind of deeds?" Ibn ʿAbbas said, "For deeds." ʿUmar said, "This is an example for a rich man who does goods out of obedience of Allah and then Allah sends him Satan whereupon he commits sins till all his good deeds are lost."  

عُمَرُ ؓ يَوْمًا لأَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيمَ تَرَوْنَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ {أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ} قَالُوا اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَغَضِبَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ قُولُوا نَعْلَمُ أَوْ لاَ نَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قُلْ وَلاَ تَحْقِرْ نَفْسَكَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ضُرِبَتْ مَثَلاً لِعَمَلٍ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَىُّ عَمَلٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لِعَمَلٍ قَالَ عُمَرُ لِرَجُلٍ غَنِيٍّ يَعْمَلُ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ ﷻ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الشَّيْطَانَ فَعَمِلَ بِالْمَعَاصِي حَتَّى أَغْرَقَ أَعْمَالَهُ {فَصُرْهُنَّ} قَطِّعْهُنَّ  

[Machine] He heard him saying, Umar asked the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, "Do you know the meaning of the verse that says, 'Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines...'" [Al-Baqarah 266]? They replied, "Allah knows best." Umar became angry and said, "Say, 'We know' or 'We do not know.'" Ibn Abbas said to himself, "I have some knowledge about it, O commander of the faithful." Umar said, "Say, 'O son of my brother, do not belittle yourself.'" Ibn Abbas gave an example of a certain action and Umar asked, "What kind of action?" Ibn Abbas replied, "A wealthy man who performs good deeds, then Allah sends devils to him, so he commits sins until his good deeds are completely destroyed."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فَفِيمَ تَرَوْنَ أُنْزِلَتْ {أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ} [البقرة 266] ؟ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَغَضِبَ فَقَالَ قُولُوا نَعْلَمُ أَوْ لَا نَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «قُلْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَلَا تَحْقِرْ نَفْسَكَ» قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ضُرِبَتْ مَثَلًا لِعَمَلٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «أَيُّ عَمَلٍ؟» فَقَالَ لِعَمَلٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «رَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ يَعْمَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الشَّيَاطِينَ فَعَمِلَ بِالْمَعَاصِي حَتَّى أَغْرَقَ أَعْمَالَهُ كُلَّهَا»  

"عَنْ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِيمَ تَرَوْنَ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ: {أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ مِنْ نَخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ}؟ فَقَالُوا: اللَّه أَعْلَمُ، فَغَضبَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: قُولُوا: نَعْلَمُ أَوْ لَا نَعْلَمُ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فِى نَفسِى مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ ويَا أَميرَ الْمَؤْمنينَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: قُلْ يَا بْنَ أَخِى، وَلَا تَحقِرْ نَفْسَكَ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: ضُرِبَ مَثلًا لِعَمَلٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَىُّ عَمَلٍ؟ فَقَالَ: لِعَمَلٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لرَجُلٍ غَنِىٍّ يَعْمَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ اللَّه لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَعَمِلَ بِالْمَعَاصِى حَتَّى أَغْرَقَ أَعْمَالَهُ كُلَّهَا".