الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السرف فى البناءBook of Extravagance in Building
بَابُ التَّطَاوُلِ فِي الْبُنْيَانِChapter: Boasting in Construction
Hadith 452
وَبِالسَّنَدِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ الرُّومِيِّ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُمِّ طَلْقٍ فَقُلْتُ: مَا أَقْصَرَ سَقْفَ بَيْتِكِ هَذَا؟ قَالَتْ: يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ: أَنْ لاَ تُطِيلُوا بِنَاءَكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ شَرِّ أَيَّامِكُمْ.
It is narrated from Abdullah Rumi, may Allah have mercy on him, that I went to Umm Talq, may Allah have mercy on her, and said to her: How low is the roof of your house! She said: O my son! The Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to his ministers not to build tall and spacious buildings, because these will be your worst days.
