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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه
Musnad of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
مُسْنَدُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Musnad of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 196 — he said: I saw Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي فِرَاسٍ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَتَى عَلَيَّ زَمَانٌ وَأَنَا أَرَى أَنَّ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ يُرِيدُ اللهَ وَمَا عِنْدَهُ ، فَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ أَنَّ قَوْمًا قَرَؤُوهُ يُرِيدُونَ بِهِ النَّاسَ وَيُرِيدُونَ بِهِ الدُّنْيَا ، أَلَا فَأَرِيدُوا اللهَ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ ، أَلَا إِنَّا إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَعْرِفُكُمْ إِذْ يَنْزِلُ الْوَحْيُ ، وَإِذِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا ، وَإِذْ يُنَبِّئُنَا اللهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ ، فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ الْوَحْيُ ، وَذَهَبَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ، فَإِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُكُمْ بِمَا نَقُولُ لَكُمْ ، أَلَا مَنْ رَأَيْنَا مِنْهُ خَيْرًا ظَنَنَّا بِهِ خَيْرًا وَأَحْبَبْنَاهُ عَلَيْهِ ، وَمَنْ رَأَيْنَا بِهِ شَرًّا ظَنَنَّا بِهِ شَرًّا وَأَبْغَضْنَاهُ عَلَيْهِ ، سَرَائِرُكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ رَبِّكُمْ ، أَلَا إِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَبْعَثُ عُمَّالِي لِيُعَلِّمُوكُمْ دِينَكُمْ ، وَلِيُعَلِّمُوكُمْ سُنَنَكُمْ ، وَلَا أَبْعَثُهُمْ لِيَضْرِبُوا ظُهُورَكُمْ ، وَلَا لِيَأْخُذُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ ، أَلَا فَمَنْ رَابَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَرْفَعْهُ إِلَيَّ ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عُمَرَ بِيَدِهِ لَأُقِصَّنَّكُمْ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ بَعَثْتَ عَامِلًا مِنْ عُمَّالِكَ فَأَدَّبَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ رَعِيَّتِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ ، إِنَّكَ لَمُقِصُّهُ مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عُمَرَ بِيَدِهِ لَأُقِصَّنَّ مِنْهُ ، أَلَا أُقِصُّ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقِصُّ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ؟ أَلَا لَا تَضْرِبُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَتُذِلُّوهُمْ ، وَلَا تَمْنَعُوهُمْ حُقُوقَهُمْ فَتُكَفِّرُوهُمْ ، وَلَا تُجَمِّرُوهُمْ فَتَفْتِنُوهُمْ ، وَلَا تُنْزِلُوهُمُ الْغِيَاضَ فَتُضَيِّعُوهُمْ .
It is narrated from Abu Firas (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressing the people, and he said: "O people! There was a time for me when I thought that whoever recites the Qur'an seeks the pleasure of Allah and the reward that is with Him, but now it seems to me that some people recite it seeking the attention of people and the world. Beware! Intend only the pleasure of Allah by your deeds. Know that we used to recognise you when revelation was coming down, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was among us, and when Allah Almighty would inform us of your news; but now revelation has ceased and the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has departed, so now we will know you only by the outward deeds you do before us. So whoever we see good from, we will think well of him and love him for it, and whoever we see evil from, we will think ill of him and dislike him for it; your inner matters are between you and your Lord. Listen! I send my governors to you so that they teach you your religion and your Sunnahs; I do not send them to whip your backs or to seize your wealth. Beware! Whoever has any such thing happen to him, let him bring his case to me, for by the One in whose Hand is the soul of Umar, I will certainly take retribution for you from that official." The narrator says: At this Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Commander of the Believers! What do you think: if one of your governors strikes a man among his subjects to discipline him, will you take retribution from him too? He said: "Yes! By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Umar, I will certainly take retribution (qisas) from him. Should I not take retribution, when I myself have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) giving retribution even from his own blessed person? Beware! Do not beat the Muslims and so humiliate them; do not deprive them of their rights and so drive them to disbelief (or ingratitude); do not keep them on the fronts for long periods (away from their homes) and so put them to trial; and do not station them in dense thickets or difficult places and so hand them over to ruin."
