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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3889 — The virtues of Umar bin al-Khattab

قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَهُوَ يَشْتَكِي فِي مَرَضِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا عُمَرَ ، وَقَدْ عَتَا عَلَيْنَا وَلَا سُلْطَانَ لَهُ ، فَكَيْفَ لَوْ مَلَكَنَا كَانَ أَعْتَى وَأَعْتَى ، فَكَيْفَ تَقُولُ لِلهِ إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَجْلِسُونِي فَأَجْلَسُوهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَبِاللهِ تَعْرِفُونِي ؟ قَالَ : أَقُولُ إِذَا لَقِيتُهُ : اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ خَيْرَ أَهْلِكَ .
* رِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) that a man of the Muhajirun came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was suffering from (his final) illness. The man said: "You have appointed Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) as caliph over us, although he is already harsh with us while he has no authority; so what will his state be when he becomes our ruler? Then he will become even harsher and far more severe. So what answer will you give to Allah Almighty when you meet Him?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sit me up." So the people sat him up, and then he said: "Are you making me fear Allah? When I meet Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, I will say: (O my Lord,) I appointed over Your servants the best person of Your creation as caliph."
Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3889
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