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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 206 — I was present with my respected father
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ الْكُوفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : حَضَرْتُ أَبِي حِينَ أُصِيبَ ، قَالَ : فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا ، فَقَالَ : رَاهِبٌ وَرَاغِبٌ ، قَالُوا : أَوَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ ؟ قَالَ : أَتَحَمَّلُ أَمْرَكُمْ حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا ؟ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ حَظِّي مِنْكُمُ الْكَفَافُ لَا عَلَيَّ وَلَا لِي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدِ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي ، وَإِنْ أَتْرُكْكُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي ، رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ : فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ حِينَ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْلِفٍ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): I was present with my respected father (Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him) when he was wounded in the attack. The people praised him highly in his presence, and he said: "I am one who fears (before Allah) and one who hopes (for His mercy)." The people said: Will you not appoint a successor (caliph)? He said: "Shall I bear the responsibility for your affairs both in life and after death? My heartfelt wish is that my share in your affair should come out even, so that there is neither a burden on me nor any reward for me." Then he said: "If I appoint a successor, then one better than me (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him) also appointed a successor; and if I leave you (without a nomination), then one better than me, namely the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), also left you in this way." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When he mentioned the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I understood that he would not appoint anyone as successor.
