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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 211 — he said: I set out with Sayyiduna Umar bin
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا أَمِيرُ مَكَّةَ نَافِعُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ - وَسُمِّيَ بِعَمٍّ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَافِعٌ - فَقَالَ : مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى مَكَّةَ ؟ قَالَ : اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبْزَى ، قَالَ : عَمَدْتَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي فَاسْتَخْلَفْتَهُ عَلَى مَنْ بِهَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، وَجَدْتُهُ أَقْرَأَهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ ، وَمَكَّةُ أَرْضٌ مُحْتَضَرَةٌ ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ حَسَنِ الْقِرَاءَةِ ، قَالَ : نِعْمَ مَا رَأَيْتَ ، إِنَّ اللهَ يَرْفَعُ بِالْقُرْآنِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِالْقُرْآنِ أَقْوَامًا ، وَإِنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبْزَى مِمَّنْ رَفَعَهُ اللهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ .
It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: I set out with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) towards Makkah, and the governor of Makkah, Nafi' bin Alqamah, came out to receive us; he had been named Nafi' after an uncle of his. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Whom have you appointed as your deputy over Makkah?" He replied: I have appointed Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abza (may Allah be pleased with him) as deputy over them. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Did you choose a freed slave and make him your deputy over those of Quraysh and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who are there?" He said: Yes, I found him the best reciter of the Book of Allah among them all, and since Makkah is a land where people gather in great numbers, I wanted them to hear the Book of Allah from a man who recites beautifully. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What an excellent decision you made! Indeed, Allah Almighty elevates many peoples through this Qur'an and lowers others through it, and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abza (may Allah be pleased with him) is certainly among those whom Allah Almighty has elevated through the blessing of the Qur'an."
