الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلامBook of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ التَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى الأَمِيرِChapter: Greeting the leader
Hadith 1023
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْغَفَّارِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ سَأَلَ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ: لِمَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَكْتُبُ: مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ، ثُمَّ كَانَ عُمَرُ يَكْتُبُ بَعْدَهُ: مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ خَلِيفَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، مَنْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ كَتَبَ: أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي الشِّفَاءُ - وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الأُوَلِ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِذَا هُوَ دَخَلَ السُّوقَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا - قَالَتْ: كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى عَامِلِ الْعِرَاقَيْنِ: أَنِ ابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ بِرَجُلَيْنِ جَلْدَيْنِ نَبِيلَيْنِ، أَسْأَلُهُمَا عَنِ الْعِرَاقِ وَأَهْلِهِ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ الْعِرَاقَيْنِ بِلَبِيدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، وَعَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، فَقَدِمَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَنَاخَا رَاحِلَتَيْهِمَا بِفِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ، ثُمَّ دَخَلاَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَوَجَدَا عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ، فَقَالاَ لَهُ: يَا عَمْرُو، اسْتَأْذِنْ لَنَا عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرَ، فَوَثَبَ عَمْرٌو فَدَخَلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: مَا بَدَا لَكَ فِي هَذَا الِاسْمِ يَا ابْنَ الْعَاصِ؟ لَتَخْرُجَنَّ مِمَّا قُلْتَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَدِمَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، وَعَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، فَقَالاَ لِي: اسْتَأْذِنْ لَنَا عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَنْتُمَا وَاللَّهِ أَصَبْتُمَا اسْمَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ الأَمِيرُ، وَنَحْنُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ. فَجَرَى الْكِتَابُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) that he asked Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah have mercy on him): Why did Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) write: «من ابی بکر خليفۃ رسول اللہ», then after him Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to write: from «عمر بن خطاب خلیفۃ ابوبکر», and who was the first to start writing "Ameer al-Mu'mineen" (Leader of the Believers)? He said that my grandmother Shifa told me, and she was among those who migrated in the beginning, and whenever Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the market, he would definitely visit her. She said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to the governors of Kufa and Basra to send me two strong and intelligent men so that I may inquire from them about Iraq and its inhabitants. So both governors sent Sayyiduna Labeed bin Rabee'ah and Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with them). They came to Madinah Tayyibah and tied their mounts in front of the mosque, and when they entered the mosque, they met Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him). Both of them said to him: O Amr! Seek permission for us from Ameer al-Mu'mineen Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) quickly went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: «السلام عليك يا أمير المؤمنین». Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: O son of Aas! Where did you get this name from? Explain the reason for what you said. He said: Certainly, Labeed bin Rabee'ah and Adi bin Hatim have come, and they told me to seek permission for us from Ameer al-Mu'mineen. So I said: By Allah, you have chosen the right name for him. He is indeed an Ameer (leader) and we are believers. From that day, this title became established.
