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المعجم الأوسط
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (Tabarani)
باب الألف
Names Beginning with the Letter Alif
مَنِ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ
Those Named Ahmad
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 579 — when Abu Lu'lu'ah stabbed Sayyiduna Umar, he
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ قَالَ : نَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ قَالَ : نَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ قَالَ : نَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ .
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : لَمَّا طَعَنَ أَبُو لُؤْلُؤَةَ عُمَرَ ، طَعَنَهُ طَعْنَتَيْنِ ، فَظَنَّ عُمَرُ أَنَّ لَهُ ذَنْبًا إِلَى النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ ، فَدَعَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّهُ ، وَيُدْنِيهِ ، وَيَسْتَمِعُ مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ عَنْ مَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَانَ هَذَا ؟ فَخَرَجَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَجَعَلَ لَا يَمُرُّ بِمَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ : مَا أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مَلَإٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ ، كَأَنَّمَا فَقَدُوا الْيَوْمَ أَبْكَارَ أَوْلَادِهِمْ . فَقَالَ : مَنْ قَتَلَنِي ؟ قَالَ : أَبُو لُؤْلُؤَةَ الْمَجُوسِيُّ عَبْدُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ . قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : فَرَأَيْتُ الْبِشْرَ فِي وَجْهِهِ . فَقَالَ : I " الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَبْتَلِنِي بِقَوْلِ أَحَدٍ يُحَاجُّنِي بِقَوْلِ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، أَمَا إِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَجْلِبُوا إِلَيْنَا مِنَ الْعُلُوجِ أَحَدًا ، فَعَصَيْتُمُونِي . ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِي إِخْوَانِي I " . قَالُوا : وَمَنْ ؟ قَالَ : I " عُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ ، وَطَلْحَةُ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ I " . فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فِي حِجْرِي ، فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا ، قُلْتُ : هَؤُلَاءِ قَدْ حَضَرُوا . فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ ، نَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَوَجَدْتُكُمْ أَيُّهَا السِّتَّةُ رُءُوسَ النَّاسِ ، وَقَادَتَهُمْ ، وَلَا يَكُونُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ إِلَّا فِيكُمْ مَا اسْتَقَمْتُمْ يَسْتَقِيمُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ ، وَإِنْ يَكُنِ اخْتِلَافٌ يَكُنْ فِيكُمْ ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ ذِكْرَ الِاخْتِلَافِ وَالشِّقَاقِ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ كَائِنٌ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ قَلَّ مَا قَالَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ نَزَفَ الدَّمَ ، فَهَمَسُوا بَيْنَهُمْ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُبَايِعُوا رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَيٌّ بَعْدُ ، وَلَا يَكُونُ خَلِيفَتَانِ يَنْظُرُ أَحَدُهُمَا إِلَى الْآخَرِ . فَقَالَ : احْمِلُونِي ، فَحَمَلْنَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : تَشَاوَرُوا ثَلَاثًا . وَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صُهَيْبٌ . قَالَ : مَنْ نُشَاوِرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟ فَقَالَ : شَاوِرُوا الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ ، وَسَرَاةَ مَنْ هُنَا مِنَ الْأَجْنَادِ . ثُمَّ دَعَا بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ ، فَشَرِبَ ، فَخَرَجَ بَيَاضُ اللَّبَنِ مِنَ الْجُرْحَيْنِ ، فَعُرِفَ أَنَّهُ الْمَوْتُ ، فَقَالَ : الْآنَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ الدُّنْيَا كُلَّهَا لَافْتَدَيْتُ بِهَا مِنْ هَوْلِ الْمَطْلَعِ ، وَمَا ذَاكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ إِنْ أَكُونُ رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا .
فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : وَإِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ ، فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا ، أَلَيْسَ قَدْ I " دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُعِزَّ اللهُ بِكَ الدِّينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ إِذْ يَخَافُونَ بِمَكَّةَ I " ، فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمْتَ كَانَ إِسْلَامُكَ عِزًّا ، وَظَهَرَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَصْحَابُهُ ، وَهَاجَرْتَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَكَانَتْ هِجْرَتُكَ فَتْحًا ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَغِبْ عَنْ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْ قِتَالِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ يَوْمِ كَذَا وَيَوْمِ كَذَا ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ ، فَوَازَرْتَ الْخَلِيفَةَ بَعْدَهُ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَضَرَبْتَ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ بِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ النَّاسُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَ الْخَلِيفَةُ وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ ، ثُمَّ وُلِّيتَ بِخَيْرِ مَا وُلِّيَ النَّاسُ ، مَصَّرَ اللهُ بِكَ الْأَمْصَارَ ، وَجَبَى بِكَ الْأَمْوَالَ ، وَنَفَى بِكَ الْعَدُوَّ ، وَأَدْخَلَ اللهُ بِكَ عَلَى كُلِّ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ تَوَسُّعِهِمْ فِي دِينِهِمْ ، وَتَوَسُّعِهِمْ فِي أَرْزَاقِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ خَتَمَ لَكَ بِالشَّهَادَةِ ، فَهَنِيئًا لَكَ . فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ إِنَّ الْمَغْرُورَ مَنْ تَغُرُّونَهُ . ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَتَشْهَدُ لِي يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ عِنْدَ اللهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ . فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ ، أَلْصِقْ خَدِّي بِالْأَرْضِ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَوَضَعْتُهُ مِنْ فَخِذِي عَلَى سَاقِي . فَقَالَ : أَلْصِقْ خَدِّي بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَتَرَكَ لِحْيَتَهُ وَخَدَّهُ حَتَّى وَقَعَ بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَقَالَ : وَيْلَكَ وَوَيْلَ أُمِّكَ يَا عُمَرُ إِنْ لَمْ يَغْفِرِ اللهُ لَكَ . ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ . فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ : لَا آتِيكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا مَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ مِنْ مُشَاوَرَةِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ ، وَسَرَاةِ مَنْ هَا هُنَا مِنَ الْأَجْنَادِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ - وَذُكِرَ لَهُ فِعْلُ عُمَرَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَخَشْيَتُهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ - فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا الْمُؤْمِنُ جَمَعَ إِحْسَانًا وَشَفَقَةً ، وَالْمُنَافِقُ جَمَعَ إِسَاءَةً وَغِرَّةً ، وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ فِيمَا مَضَى وَلَا فِيمَا بَقِيَ عَبْدًا ازْدَادَ إِحْسَانًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مَخَافَةً وَشَفَقَةً مِنْهُ ، وَلَا وَجَدْتُ فِيمَا مَضَى ، وَلَا فِيمَا بَقِيَ عَبْدًا ازْدَادَ إِسَاءَةً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ غِرَّةً .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ إِلَّا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ .
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : لَمَّا طَعَنَ أَبُو لُؤْلُؤَةَ عُمَرَ ، طَعَنَهُ طَعْنَتَيْنِ ، فَظَنَّ عُمَرُ أَنَّ لَهُ ذَنْبًا إِلَى النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ ، فَدَعَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّهُ ، وَيُدْنِيهِ ، وَيَسْتَمِعُ مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ عَنْ مَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَانَ هَذَا ؟ فَخَرَجَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَجَعَلَ لَا يَمُرُّ بِمَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ : مَا أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مَلَإٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ ، كَأَنَّمَا فَقَدُوا الْيَوْمَ أَبْكَارَ أَوْلَادِهِمْ . فَقَالَ : مَنْ قَتَلَنِي ؟ قَالَ : أَبُو لُؤْلُؤَةَ الْمَجُوسِيُّ عَبْدُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ . قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : فَرَأَيْتُ الْبِشْرَ فِي وَجْهِهِ . فَقَالَ : I " الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَبْتَلِنِي بِقَوْلِ أَحَدٍ يُحَاجُّنِي بِقَوْلِ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، أَمَا إِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَجْلِبُوا إِلَيْنَا مِنَ الْعُلُوجِ أَحَدًا ، فَعَصَيْتُمُونِي . ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِي إِخْوَانِي I " . قَالُوا : وَمَنْ ؟ قَالَ : I " عُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ ، وَطَلْحَةُ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ I " . فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فِي حِجْرِي ، فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا ، قُلْتُ : هَؤُلَاءِ قَدْ حَضَرُوا . فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ ، نَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَوَجَدْتُكُمْ أَيُّهَا السِّتَّةُ رُءُوسَ النَّاسِ ، وَقَادَتَهُمْ ، وَلَا يَكُونُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ إِلَّا فِيكُمْ مَا اسْتَقَمْتُمْ يَسْتَقِيمُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ ، وَإِنْ يَكُنِ اخْتِلَافٌ يَكُنْ فِيكُمْ ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ ذِكْرَ الِاخْتِلَافِ وَالشِّقَاقِ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ كَائِنٌ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ قَلَّ مَا قَالَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ نَزَفَ الدَّمَ ، فَهَمَسُوا بَيْنَهُمْ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُبَايِعُوا رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَيٌّ بَعْدُ ، وَلَا يَكُونُ خَلِيفَتَانِ يَنْظُرُ أَحَدُهُمَا إِلَى الْآخَرِ . فَقَالَ : احْمِلُونِي ، فَحَمَلْنَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : تَشَاوَرُوا ثَلَاثًا . وَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صُهَيْبٌ . قَالَ : مَنْ نُشَاوِرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟ فَقَالَ : شَاوِرُوا الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ ، وَسَرَاةَ مَنْ هُنَا مِنَ الْأَجْنَادِ . ثُمَّ دَعَا بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ ، فَشَرِبَ ، فَخَرَجَ بَيَاضُ اللَّبَنِ مِنَ الْجُرْحَيْنِ ، فَعُرِفَ أَنَّهُ الْمَوْتُ ، فَقَالَ : الْآنَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ الدُّنْيَا كُلَّهَا لَافْتَدَيْتُ بِهَا مِنْ هَوْلِ الْمَطْلَعِ ، وَمَا ذَاكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ إِنْ أَكُونُ رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا .
فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : وَإِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ ، فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا ، أَلَيْسَ قَدْ I " دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُعِزَّ اللهُ بِكَ الدِّينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ إِذْ يَخَافُونَ بِمَكَّةَ I " ، فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمْتَ كَانَ إِسْلَامُكَ عِزًّا ، وَظَهَرَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَصْحَابُهُ ، وَهَاجَرْتَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَكَانَتْ هِجْرَتُكَ فَتْحًا ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَغِبْ عَنْ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْ قِتَالِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ يَوْمِ كَذَا وَيَوْمِ كَذَا ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ ، فَوَازَرْتَ الْخَلِيفَةَ بَعْدَهُ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَضَرَبْتَ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ بِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ النَّاسُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَ الْخَلِيفَةُ وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ ، ثُمَّ وُلِّيتَ بِخَيْرِ مَا وُلِّيَ النَّاسُ ، مَصَّرَ اللهُ بِكَ الْأَمْصَارَ ، وَجَبَى بِكَ الْأَمْوَالَ ، وَنَفَى بِكَ الْعَدُوَّ ، وَأَدْخَلَ اللهُ بِكَ عَلَى كُلِّ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ تَوَسُّعِهِمْ فِي دِينِهِمْ ، وَتَوَسُّعِهِمْ فِي أَرْزَاقِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ خَتَمَ لَكَ بِالشَّهَادَةِ ، فَهَنِيئًا لَكَ . فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ إِنَّ الْمَغْرُورَ مَنْ تَغُرُّونَهُ . ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَتَشْهَدُ لِي يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ عِنْدَ اللهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ . فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ ، أَلْصِقْ خَدِّي بِالْأَرْضِ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَوَضَعْتُهُ مِنْ فَخِذِي عَلَى سَاقِي . فَقَالَ : أَلْصِقْ خَدِّي بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَتَرَكَ لِحْيَتَهُ وَخَدَّهُ حَتَّى وَقَعَ بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَقَالَ : وَيْلَكَ وَوَيْلَ أُمِّكَ يَا عُمَرُ إِنْ لَمْ يَغْفِرِ اللهُ لَكَ . ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ . فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ : لَا آتِيكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا مَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ مِنْ مُشَاوَرَةِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ ، وَسَرَاةِ مَنْ هَا هُنَا مِنَ الْأَجْنَادِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ - وَذُكِرَ لَهُ فِعْلُ عُمَرَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَخَشْيَتُهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ - فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا الْمُؤْمِنُ جَمَعَ إِحْسَانًا وَشَفَقَةً ، وَالْمُنَافِقُ جَمَعَ إِسَاءَةً وَغِرَّةً ، وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ فِيمَا مَضَى وَلَا فِيمَا بَقِيَ عَبْدًا ازْدَادَ إِحْسَانًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مَخَافَةً وَشَفَقَةً مِنْهُ ، وَلَا وَجَدْتُ فِيمَا مَضَى ، وَلَا فِيمَا بَقِيَ عَبْدًا ازْدَادَ إِسَاءَةً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ غِرَّةً .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ إِلَّا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Abu Lu'lu'ah stabbed Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he struck him twice. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) thought that perhaps there had been some shortcoming on his part towards the people of which he was unaware. So he called Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), whom he loved, kept close to himself and listened to attentively, and said to him: "I would like you to find out about the gatherings of the people: did all this happen (with their consent)?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) went out, and every gathering of people he passed by was weeping. So he returned to him and said: "O Commander of the Believers! Every gathering of the Muslims I passed by was weeping (in grief for you) as though they had lost their firstborn children today." He asked: "Who has killed me?" He said: "Abu Lu'lu'ah the Magian, the slave of al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that (on hearing this) I saw joy on his face. He said: "All praise is for Allah, who did not put me to trial at the hands of a person who would dispute against me with 'La ilaha illallah' (There is none worthy of worship except Allah). Listen! I had forbidden you to bring any of these non-Arab disbelievers to us, but you disobeyed me." Then he said: "Call my brothers to me." The people asked: Who? He said: "Sayyiduna Uthman, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Talhah, Sayyiduna al-Zubayr, Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf and Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with them)." So word was sent to them. Then he placed his head in my (Ibn Umar's) lap, and when they had come I said: "They have all arrived." He said: "Yes. I have reflected upon the affair of the Muslims, and I have found you, O group of six (members of the council), to be the heads of the people and their leaders. This matter of the caliphate will remain only among you; so long as you remain upright, the affair of the people will remain upright, and if there is disagreement, it will be among you." (Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says:) When I heard the mention of disagreement and discord, I became certain that it would come to pass, for whatever he said would come to pass. Then he bled heavily, and they began to whisper among themselves, until I feared that they would give the pledge of allegiance to one of themselves (in Sayyiduna Umar's lifetime), so I said: "The Commander of the Believers is still alive, and there cannot be two caliphs, one looking at the other." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Lift me up." So we lifted him up. He said: "Consult for three days, and Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) will lead the people in prayer." It was said: "O Commander of the Believers! Whom should we consult?" He said: "Consult the Muhajirun, the Ansar and the chiefs of the armies who are present here." Then he called for some milk to drink and drank it, and it came out white from his wounds, from which it became known that death was now near. Then he said: "Now, if I had the whole world, I would give it as ransom to be saved from the terror of that (Hereafter's) ascent; and praise be to Allah, I see nothing (in my deeds) but good."
At this Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Even though you say this, may Allah reward you with good. Is it not the case that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed that Allah would honour the religion and the Muslims through you, when they were in fear in Makkah? Then when you accepted Islam, your accepting Islam was a source of honour, and through you Islam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions prevailed. You emigrated to Madinah, and your emigration proved to be a victory. Then you took part with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in every battle against the polytheists. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while he was pleased with you. Then you supported the caliph after him upon the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you struck those who turned their backs on Islam with those who turned towards it, until people entered Islam willingly or unwillingly. Then the (first) caliph passed away while he was pleased with you. Then you were appointed governor on the best terms on which people are appointed governors. Through you Allah populated the cities, gathered wealth and drove away the enemy, and through you Allah brought abundance into the religion and the provision of every household. Then your end was sealed with martyrdom, so congratulations to you." He said: "By Allah! The one deceived is the one whom you deceive." Then he asked: "O Abdullah (bin Abbas)! Will you bear this witness for me before Allah on the Day of Resurrection?" He said: "Yes." He said: "O Allah! To You belongs all praise. O Abdullah bin Umar! Lay my cheek on the ground." So I moved his head from my thigh and placed it on my shin. He said: "Lay my cheek on the ground." So he let his beard and his cheek touch the ground and said: "O Umar! Woe to you and woe to your mother if Allah does not forgive you." Then his soul was taken, may Allah have mercy on him.
When he had passed away, the people sent word to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: "I will not come to you unless you do what he ordered you to do, namely to consult the Muhajirun, the Ansar and the chiefs of the armies who are present here."
When the conduct of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in his last moments and his fear of his Lord were mentioned to Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: "This is how the believer is: he combines good deeds with fear (of Allah), while the hypocrite combines evil with heedless security. By Allah! I have not found, in the past or in the present, any servant whose good deeds increased except that his fear and trembling also increased, nor have I found any servant whose evil increased except that his heedless security also increased."
No one narrated this hadith from Ubaydullah bin Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) except Mubarak bin Fadalah (may Allah have mercy on him).
At this Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Even though you say this, may Allah reward you with good. Is it not the case that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed that Allah would honour the religion and the Muslims through you, when they were in fear in Makkah? Then when you accepted Islam, your accepting Islam was a source of honour, and through you Islam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions prevailed. You emigrated to Madinah, and your emigration proved to be a victory. Then you took part with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in every battle against the polytheists. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while he was pleased with you. Then you supported the caliph after him upon the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you struck those who turned their backs on Islam with those who turned towards it, until people entered Islam willingly or unwillingly. Then the (first) caliph passed away while he was pleased with you. Then you were appointed governor on the best terms on which people are appointed governors. Through you Allah populated the cities, gathered wealth and drove away the enemy, and through you Allah brought abundance into the religion and the provision of every household. Then your end was sealed with martyrdom, so congratulations to you." He said: "By Allah! The one deceived is the one whom you deceive." Then he asked: "O Abdullah (bin Abbas)! Will you bear this witness for me before Allah on the Day of Resurrection?" He said: "Yes." He said: "O Allah! To You belongs all praise. O Abdullah bin Umar! Lay my cheek on the ground." So I moved his head from my thigh and placed it on my shin. He said: "Lay my cheek on the ground." So he let his beard and his cheek touch the ground and said: "O Umar! Woe to you and woe to your mother if Allah does not forgive you." Then his soul was taken, may Allah have mercy on him.
When he had passed away, the people sent word to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: "I will not come to you unless you do what he ordered you to do, namely to consult the Muhajirun, the Ansar and the chiefs of the armies who are present here."
When the conduct of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in his last moments and his fear of his Lord were mentioned to Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: "This is how the believer is: he combines good deeds with fear (of Allah), while the hypocrite combines evil with heedless security. By Allah! I have not found, in the past or in the present, any servant whose good deeds increased except that his fear and trembling also increased, nor have I found any servant whose evil increased except that his heedless security also increased."
No one narrated this hadith from Ubaydullah bin Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) except Mubarak bin Fadalah (may Allah have mercy on him).
