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السيوطي:١-٤٢٥b –

"عن عائشة قالت: لَمَّا حَضَرَ (*) أَبَا بَكْرٍ الْوَفَاةُ اسْتَخْلَفَ عُمَرَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَلِىٌّ وَطَلْحَةُ فَقَالَا: مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ؟ قَالَ: عُمَرُ، قَالَا: فَمَاذَا أَنْتَ قَائِلٌ لِرَبَّكَ؟ قَالَ: أَبِالله تُفْرِقَانِى؟ لأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالله وَبِعُمَرَ مِنْكُمَا، أَقُولُ: اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ خَيْرَ أهْلِكَ".  

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ibnmajah:218 – Abū Marwān Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān al-ʿUthmānī > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > Ibn Shihāb > ʿĀmir b. Wāthilah Abū al-Ṭufayl

'Umar asked: "Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of the valley?" He said: "I have appointed Ibn Abza over them." 'Umar said: "Who is Ibn Abza?" Nafi' said: "One of our freed slaves." 'Umar said: "Have you appointed a freed slave over them?" Nafi' said: "He has great knowledge of the Book of Allah, is well versed in the rules of inheritance (Fara'id) and is a (good) judge." 'Umar said: "Did not your prophet say: 'Allah raises some people (in status) because of this book and brings others low because of it?'"  

ابن ماجة:٢١٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ أَنَّ نَافِعَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْحَارِثِ لَقِيَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ بِعُسْفَانَ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ

عُمَرُ مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْوَادِي قَالَ اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أَبْزَى قَالَ وَمَنِ ابْنُ أَبْزَى قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِينَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَوْلًى قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَارِئٌ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَالِمٌ بِالْفَرَائِضِ قَاضٍ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَمَا إِنَّ نَبِيَّكُمْ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهَذَا الْكِتَابِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِينَ