[Machine] When Umar arrived in Sham, he encountered a woman in labor. Umar dismounted his camel, took off his sandals or shoes, and took hold of the reins of his mount. He then attended to the woman in labor. Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah said to Umar, "You have done a great act, O Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful). You took off your footwear and offered your mount, and attended to the woman in labor." Umar then struck Abu Ubaidah on the chest with his hand and said, "Oh, if anyone other than you were to say this, O Abu Ubaidah, you were the least among people, and Allah honored you through Islam. So, whatever honor you seek from anyone other than Allah, He will humiliate you." Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about this in his summary.

لَمَّا قَدِمَ عُمَرُ الشَّامَ عَرَضَتْ لَهُ مَخَاضَةٌ فَنَزَلَ عُمَرُ عَنْ بَعِيرِهِ وَنَزَعَ خُفَّيْهِ أَوْ قَالَ مُوقَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِخِطَامِ رَاحِلَتِهِ وَخَاضَ الْمَخَاضَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ لَقَدْ فَعَلْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِعْلًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ نَزَعْتَ خُفَّيْكَ وَقَدَّمْتَ رَاحِلَتَكَ وَخُضْتَ الْمَخَاضَةَ قَالَ فَصَكَّ عُمَرُ بِيَدِهِ فِي صَدْرِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ فَقَالَ «أَوَّهْ لَوْ غَيْرُكَ يَقُولُهَا يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ أَنْتُمْ كُنْتُمْ أَقَلَّ النَّاسِ فَأَعَزَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَمَهْمَا تَطْلُبُوا الْعِزَّةَ بِغَيْرِهِ يُذُلَّكُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص