مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب المغازيBook of Battles
ما جاء في خلافة عمر بن الخطاب ﵁Hadiths Regarding the Caliphate of Umar ibn Khattab (رضی اللہ عنہ)
Hadith 39839
٣٩٨٣٩ - حدثنا وكيع وابن إدريس عن إسماعيل بن أبي خالد عن (زييد) (١) بن الحارث (أن) (٢) أبا بكر حين حضره الموت أرسل إلى عمر يستخلفه، فقال الناس: تستخلف علينا فظًا غليظًا، (ولو) (٣) قد ولينا كان أفظ وأغلظ، فما تقول لربك إذا لقيته وقد استخلفت علينا عمر، قال أبو بكر: أبربي تخوفونني، أقول: اللهم استخلفت عليهم خير (خلقك) (٤)، ثم أرسل إلى عمر فقال: إني موصيك بوصية إن أنت حفظتها: إن للَّه حقا بالنهار لا يقبله بالليل، وإن للَّه حقا بالليل لا يقبله بالنهار، وأنه لا يقبل نافلة حتى تؤدى الفريضة؛ وإنما ثقلت موازين من ثقلت موازينه يوم القيامة باتباعهم (في الدنيا الحق وثقله عليهم، وحق لميزان لا يوضع فيه إلا الحق أن يكون ثقيلًا، وإنما خفت موازين من خفت موازينه يوم القيامة باتباعهم) (٥) الباطل وخفته عليهم، وحق لميزان لا يوضع فيه إلا الباطل أن يكون خفيفًا، وأن اللَّه ذكر أهل الجنة (وصالح) (٦) ما عملوا، (وأنه) (٧) تجاوز عن سيئاتهم، فيقول القائل: (لا) (٨) أبلغ هؤلاء، وذكر أهل النار باسوء ما عملوا، (وأنه) (٩) رد عليهم صالح ما عملوا، ⦗١٥٢⦘ فيقول قائل: أنا خير من هؤلاء، وذكر آية الرحمة وآية العذاب؛ ليكون المؤمن راغبا (راهبًا) (١٠)، لا يتمنى على اللَّه غير الحق ولا يلقي بيده إلى التهلكة، (فإن) (١١) أنت حفظت وصيتي لم يكن غائب أحب إليك من الموت، كان أنت ضيعت وصيتي لم يكن غائب أبغض إليك من الموت، (ولن) (١٢) تعجزه (١٣).
It is narrated from Hazrat Zubayd bin al-Harith that when the time of death of Hazrat Abu Bakr came, he sent a messenger to Hazrat Umar. And Hazrat Abu Bakr appointed Hazrat Umar as the caliph. Upon this, the people said, "You are appointing over us a stern and harsh man as caliph. And if he becomes our ruler, he will become even more stern and harsh." So when you appoint Hazrat Umar as caliph over us, what answer will you give your Lord when you meet your Creator?" Hazrat Abu Bakr replied, "Are you trying to frighten me with my Lord? I will answer (Allah Ta'ala): O Allah! I have appointed the best person among Your creation as caliph over the people."
2. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr sent a messenger to Hazrat Umar (and after calling him) said, "If you remember, I give you a will. Surely, during the day, there is a right of Allah Ta'ala which He does not accept at night, and (similarly) there is a right of Allah Ta'ala at night which He does not accept during the day. And indeed, until the obligatory acts are fulfilled, the voluntary acts are not accepted. And those whose deeds will be heavy in the balance on the Day of Judgment, their deeds will be heavy only because in the world they followed the truth, and the truth was weighty upon them. And it is also true for the balance that (when) only the truth is placed in it, it becomes heavy. And those whose deeds will be light in the balance on the Day of Judgment, it will only be because they followed falsehood, and falsehood was light upon them. And it is also true for the balance that when only falsehood is placed in it, it becomes light."
3. And surely Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Paradise because of their best deeds and has forgiven their mistakes. So a person may say, "I cannot reach them." And (similarly) Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Hell with their evil deeds, and has also stated that Allah Ta'ala has rejected the righteous deeds of the people of Hell. So a person may say, "I am better than them." And Allah Ta'ala has mentioned both the verse of mercy and the verse of punishment so that the believer may have hope as well as fear. He should not have unjustified hopes in Allah Ta'ala, nor should he cast himself into destruction with his own hands.
4. So if you safeguard my will, then no unseen thing will be more beloved to you than death. And if you neglect my will, then no unseen thing will be more hateful to you than death. And you can never overcome death.
2. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr sent a messenger to Hazrat Umar (and after calling him) said, "If you remember, I give you a will. Surely, during the day, there is a right of Allah Ta'ala which He does not accept at night, and (similarly) there is a right of Allah Ta'ala at night which He does not accept during the day. And indeed, until the obligatory acts are fulfilled, the voluntary acts are not accepted. And those whose deeds will be heavy in the balance on the Day of Judgment, their deeds will be heavy only because in the world they followed the truth, and the truth was weighty upon them. And it is also true for the balance that (when) only the truth is placed in it, it becomes heavy. And those whose deeds will be light in the balance on the Day of Judgment, it will only be because they followed falsehood, and falsehood was light upon them. And it is also true for the balance that when only falsehood is placed in it, it becomes light."
3. And surely Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Paradise because of their best deeds and has forgiven their mistakes. So a person may say, "I cannot reach them." And (similarly) Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Hell with their evil deeds, and has also stated that Allah Ta'ala has rejected the righteous deeds of the people of Hell. So a person may say, "I am better than them." And Allah Ta'ala has mentioned both the verse of mercy and the verse of punishment so that the believer may have hope as well as fear. He should not have unjustified hopes in Allah Ta'ala, nor should he cast himself into destruction with his own hands.
4. So if you safeguard my will, then no unseen thing will be more beloved to you than death. And if you neglect my will, then no unseen thing will be more hateful to you than death. And you can never overcome death.
