Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) was very young, yet he used to sit in the company of Umar (radi Allahu anhu).
His status was higher than that of the other elderly people.
Umar (radi Allahu anhu) valued knowledge and scholars, and every ruler of Islam should do the same.
It is always necessary to honor, respect, and esteem scholars; otherwise, no one will study knowledge in their country, and what will the country become except a den of the ignorant?
Such a country will soon be destroyed and ruined.
Alas! In our times, not only is there no esteem or honor for knowledge and scholars, but scholars are not even considered equal to the ignorant. Rather, the positions and ranks given to the ignorant are not deemed deserved or worthy for the scholars.
This has happened to me personally.
A few days ago, I was afflicted with the calamity of being appointed as a judge, but by the great grace of Allah, I was soon relieved.
The lack of appreciation for knowledge and virtue caused me to be dismissed quickly; otherwise, who knows how long I would have remained caught in this calamity.
In my heart, I always considered the judiciary to be disliked. Well, I was removed, and others who were devoid of knowledge and virtue, and whose capability was such that I could have taught them for years, remained firmly established in their positions.
Although, as far as my own self was concerned, I was pleased with this change and performed a prostration of gratitude, yet I wept for the country and the nation.
O Allah! Grant understanding to our rulers, ameen ya Rabb al-alamin.
Allah, Allah! The disrespect and insolence of Uyainah, and the patience and forbearance of Umar (radi Allahu anhu)—if it had been any other worldly king, what punishment would he have given for such insolence and disrespect?
Uyainah considered Umar (radi Allahu anhu) to be like worldly kings, who squander the royal treasury—which is the wealth of the subjects—on ignorant companions and worthless associates.
Umar (radi Allahu anhu) used to give his own son Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) a salary like an ordinary soldier; how could he ever have given to such worthless people?
For a just person, this incident alone is sufficient to understand the faith and sincerity of Umar (radi Allahu anhu).
As soon as he heard the verse of the Noble Qur’an, his anger vanished and he acted with patience and forbearance. Subhan Allah, radi Allahu anhu. (Wahidi)

Hadith Commentary:
1.
There is a lesson in this for a true caller to the truth (da‘i haqq) that when he has completed the task of establishing the proof in commanding good, and still no one accepts, then he should turn away from them and not respond to their arguments and foolishness. If, at such a moment, Satan tries to incite anger, one should immediately seek refuge with Allah, as the Exalted has said:
“And if an evil suggestion from Satan comes to you, then seek refuge in Allah; indeed, He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” ()
2.
‘Uyaynah considered Umar radi Allahu anhu to be like ordinary kings who squander the national treasury on ignorant companions, and in fact, he displayed harshness and a stern demeanor. But Umar radi Allahu anhu, upon hearing the command of Allah’s Book, acted with patience and forbearance. If it had been any other king, he would have punished such disrespect. This single incident is sufficient to understand the faith and sincerity of Umar al-Faruq radi Allahu anhu.