الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
البَابُ الْأَوَّلُ فِيْمَا جَاءَ فِي مَنَاقِبِهِ
The first chapter regarding what has come about his virtues
Hadith 12460
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ دِينَارٍ يَقُولُ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ مَالِكُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ يَعْنِي مَالِكَ بْنَ دِينَارٍ زَاهِدٌ إِنَّمَا الزَّاهِدُ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الَّذِي أَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا فَتَرَكَهَا
It is narrated from Malik bin Dinar, he says: People say that Malik bin Dinar is an ascetic and righteous man, whereas the true ascetic is Umar bin Abdul Aziz, to whom the world came but he rejected it.
Hadith 12461
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ يَزْدَوَيْهِ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَامِلٌ عَلَيْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْتَخْلَفَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ بِهِ وَضَحٌ شَدِيدٌ قَالَ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يُصَلِّي بِنَا فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَتَى كَانَ يُخَفِّفُ فِي تَمَامٍ
It is narrated from Uthman bin Yazdawiyah, he says: I went to Madinah Munawwarah in the company of Umar bin Yazid, at that time Umar bin Abdul Aziz was the governor there before becoming the caliph. At that time, I heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who had many white marks of leukoderma on his body, saying: He said, "I have not seen anyone who performs prayer more like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than this young man, i.e., Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Despite performing the complete prayer, he used to perform it briefly."
Hadith 12462
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ إِمَامًا أَشْبَهَ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ إِمَامِكُمْ هَذَا لِعُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَهُوَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ لَا يُطِيلُ الْقِرَاءَةَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I have not seen anyone among your leaders who performed prayer like the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than this Imam of yours. Umar bin Abdul Aziz did not recite long (portions) in prayer.
