مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
كلام عمر بن الخطاب ﵁Sayings of Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه
Hadith 37162
٣٧١٦٢ - حدثنا وكيع عن إسماعيل عن قيس قال: لما قدم عمر الشام استقبله الناس وهو على بعيره فقالوا: يا أمير المؤمنين، لو ركبت (برذونا) (١) يلقاك عظماء الناس ووجوههم، قال: فقال عمر: (ألا) (٢) أراكم هاهنا، (إنما) (٣) الأمر من هاهنا وأشار بيده إلى السماء - (٤) خلوا سبيل جملي (٥).
It is narrated from Hazrat Qais that he says: When Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, the people welcomed him. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was on his camel. The people said: O Commander of the Faithful! If you would ride a non-Arab horse, as the leaders and chiefs of the people will meet you. The narrator says that upon this Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will not show myself to you here. The real matter is there, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) pointed towards the sky with his hand. You people, clear the way for my camel.
