[Machine] "Abu Bakr sent a message to me regarding the killing of the people of Yamamah. So I went to him and 'Umar was with him. Abu Bakr said, 'Indeed, 'Umar came to me and said, "The killing during the Battle of Yamamah was severe among the reciters of the Quran, and I think you should order the compilation of the Quran." So I said, "How can I do something that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do?" 'Umar said, "By Allah, it is a good thing." And he continued to argue with me until Allah opened my heart to what He opened the heart of 'Umar to.' Then Abu Bakr said, 'You are a young man who is knowledgeable, and we do not suspect you. You used to write down revelations for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so gather the Quran.' So I said, 'How can we do something that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do?' Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, it is a good thing.' And he continued to argue with me until Allah opened my heart to what He opened the heart of Abu Bakr and 'Umar to. By Allah, if they had ordered me to move a mountain from its place, it would not have been heavier upon me than what they had ordered me to do. So I started to gather the Quran from palm stalks, pieces of leather, and the hearts of men.'"  

أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَعِنْدَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ اسْتَحَرَّ يَوْمَ الْيَمَامَةِ بِقُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِجَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ» فَقُلْتُ «كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «هُوَ وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ عُمَرَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ غُلَامٌ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ قَدْ كُنْتَ تَكْتُبُ الْوَحْيَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَتَّبَعِ الْقُرْآنَ فَاجْمَعْهُ» فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلَانِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «هُوَ وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاللهِ لَوْ كَلَّفَانِي نَقْلَ جَبَلٍ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ مَا كَانَ أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الَّذِي كَلَّفَانِي ثُمَّ تَتَبَّعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ أَجْمَعُهُ مِنَ الْعُسُبِ وَالرِّقَاعِ وَالصُّحُفِ وَصُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ»