Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar’s (may Allah be pleased with him) servant Aslam, who says: When we went to Syria with Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he made his camel sit down and went away to relieve himself. I placed a leather garment between the two parts of the saddle. Then when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, he mounted the camel on that same leather. Thus, we met the people of Syria. They welcomed Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When they began to look around, I started pointing towards Hazrat Umar to show them. The narrator says Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Their eyes covet the mounts of those people who have no share in them. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) meant the mounts of the non-Arabs.