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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الفتوح
Book of Conquests
ذِكْرِ فتوح العراق
Mention of the conquests of Iraq
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4365 — Mention of the conquests of Iraq
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وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ : حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ ، ثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ ، عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ شَاوَرَ الْهُرْمُزَانَ فِي أَصْبَهَانَ وَفَارِسَ وَأَذْرَبِيجَانَ ، بِأَيِّهِمْ يَبْدَأُ بِهَا ؟ فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ أَصْبَهَانَ الرَّأْسُ ، وَفَارِسَ وَأَذْرَبِيجَانَ الْجَنَاحَانِ ، فَإِنْ قَطَعْتَ أَحَدَ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ لَاذَ الرَّأْسُ بِالْجَنَاحِ الْآخَرِ ، وَإِنْ قَطَعْتَ الرَّأْسَ وَقَعَ الْجَنَاحَانِ ، فَابْدَأْ بِأَصْبَهَانَ . قَالَ : وَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ يُصَلِّي ، فَانْتَظَرَهُ حَتَّى قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي مُسْتَعْمِلُكَ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَّا جَابِيًا فَلَا ، وَلَكِنْ غَازِيًا ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّكَ غَازٍ ، قَالَ : فَسَرَّحَهُ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ أَنْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِ ، وَفِيهِمُ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ ، وَحُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ ، وَالْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ مَعْدِ يَكْرِبَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُمُ النُّعْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمْ نَهَرٌ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ ، وَمَلِكُهُمْ ذُو الْجَنَاحَيْنِ ، فَاسْتَشَارَ أَصْحَابَهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا تَرَوْنَ أَقْعُدُ لَهُمْ فِي هَيْئَةِ الْحَرْبِ ، أَمْ أَقْعُدُ لَهُمْ فِي هَيْئَةِ الْمُلْكِ وَبَهْجَتِهِ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، بَلِ اقْعُدْ لَهُمْ فِي هَيْئَةِ الْمُلْكِ وَبَهْجَتِهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted al-Hurmuzan regarding Isfahan, Fars and Azerbaijan: with which of these lands should he begin (the campaign)? Al-Hurmuzan replied: "O Commander of the Believers! Isfahan is like the head, while Fars and Azerbaijan are its two wings. If you cut off one wing, the head will take refuge with the other wing; but if you cut off the head itself, both wings will fall of their own accord. So begin with Isfahan." The narrator says: Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came into the mosque and saw Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) praying. He waited for him until he completed his prayer, and then he said: "I want to entrust you with a responsibility (appoint you as amir)." He submitted: "If it is as a jabi (collector of taxes and tribute), I do not accept; but if it is as a ghazi (a commander on the battlefield), I am ready." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, you are a ghazi." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) dispatched him and wrote to the people of Kufah to join his army; among them were Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr, Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah, Sayyiduna al-Ash'ath bin Qays and Sayyiduna Amr bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with them all). The narrator says: When Sayyiduna al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived there, a river lay between him and the enemy. He sent Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) to them (as an envoy). Their king was called "Dhu al-Janahayn" (the one with two wings). He consulted his advisers and asked: "What is your opinion: should I sit before them in battle dress and form, or with royal pomp and splendour?" They said: "No, rather sit before them with royal majesty, splendour and dignity."
