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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
من مسند عبد الرحمن بن عوف
From the Musnad of Abd al-Rahman bin Awf
مِنْ مُسْنَدِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ
From the Musnad of Abd al-Rahman bin Awf
Musnad Abi Ya'la 837 — the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Umar
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِسَرْغَ لَقِيَهُ أُمَرَاءُ الْأَجْنَادِ : أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ وَأَصْحَابُهُ ، فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ الْوَبَاءَ قَدْ وَقَعَ بِالشَّامِ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : ادْعُوا لِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ .
فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : خَرَجْتَ لِأَمْرٍ وَلَا نَرَى أَنْ تَرْجِعَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : مَعَكَ بَقِيَّةُ النَّاسِ وَأَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَا نَرَى أَنْ تُقْدِمَهُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْوَبَاءِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمُ : ارْتَفِعُوا عَنِّي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِيَ الْأَنْصَارَ ، فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَسَلَكُوا سَبِيلَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَاخْتَلَفُوا كَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ ، قَالَ : قُومُوا عَنِّي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا مِنْ مَشْيَخَةِ قُرَيْشٍ ، مِنْ مُهَاجِرَةِ الْفَتْحِ ، فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَلَمْ يَخْتَلِفْ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ ، فَقَالُوا : نَرَى أَنْ تَرْجِعَ بِالنَّاسِ ، وَلَا تُقْدِمَهُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْوَبَاءِ ، فَنَادَى عُمَرُ : إِنِّي مُصْبِحٌ عَلَى ظَهْرٍ ، فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ : أَفِرَارًا مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ ؟ قَالَ : لَوْ غَيْرُكَ قَالَهَا يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ ، نَعَمْ ، فِرَارًا مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ إِلَى قَدَرِ اللهِ ، أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَتْ لَكَ إِبِلٌ فَهَبَطَتْ وَادِيًا ذَا عُدْوَتَيْنِ :
إِحْدَاهُمَا خَصْبَةٌ وَالْأُخْرَى جَدْبَةٌ ، أَلَيْسَ إِنْ رَعَيْتَ الْخَصْبَةَ رَعَيْتَهَا بِقَدَرِ اللهِ ، وَإِنْ رَعَيْتَ الْجَدْبَةَ رَعَيْتَهَا بِقَدَرِ اللهِ ؟ فَجَاءَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَكَانَ مُتَغَيِّبًا فِي بَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِنْ هَذَا عِلْمًا ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : « إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِهِ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَا تَقْدَمُوا عَلَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلَا تَخْرُجُوا فِرَارًا مِنْهُ » فَحَمِدَ اللهَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ .
فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : خَرَجْتَ لِأَمْرٍ وَلَا نَرَى أَنْ تَرْجِعَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : مَعَكَ بَقِيَّةُ النَّاسِ وَأَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَا نَرَى أَنْ تُقْدِمَهُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْوَبَاءِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمُ : ارْتَفِعُوا عَنِّي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِيَ الْأَنْصَارَ ، فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَسَلَكُوا سَبِيلَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَاخْتَلَفُوا كَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ ، قَالَ : قُومُوا عَنِّي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا مِنْ مَشْيَخَةِ قُرَيْشٍ ، مِنْ مُهَاجِرَةِ الْفَتْحِ ، فَدُعُوا لَهُ ، فَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ ، فَلَمْ يَخْتَلِفْ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ ، فَقَالُوا : نَرَى أَنْ تَرْجِعَ بِالنَّاسِ ، وَلَا تُقْدِمَهُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْوَبَاءِ ، فَنَادَى عُمَرُ : إِنِّي مُصْبِحٌ عَلَى ظَهْرٍ ، فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ : أَفِرَارًا مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ ؟ قَالَ : لَوْ غَيْرُكَ قَالَهَا يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ ، نَعَمْ ، فِرَارًا مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ إِلَى قَدَرِ اللهِ ، أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَتْ لَكَ إِبِلٌ فَهَبَطَتْ وَادِيًا ذَا عُدْوَتَيْنِ :
إِحْدَاهُمَا خَصْبَةٌ وَالْأُخْرَى جَدْبَةٌ ، أَلَيْسَ إِنْ رَعَيْتَ الْخَصْبَةَ رَعَيْتَهَا بِقَدَرِ اللهِ ، وَإِنْ رَعَيْتَ الْجَدْبَةَ رَعَيْتَهَا بِقَدَرِ اللهِ ؟ فَجَاءَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَكَانَ مُتَغَيِّبًا فِي بَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِنْ هَذَا عِلْمًا ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : « إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِهِ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَا تَقْدَمُوا عَلَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلَا تَخْرُجُوا فِرَارًا مِنْهُ » فَحَمِدَ اللهَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), set out for Syria. When he reached Sargh, the commanders of the armies, Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions, met him and told him that the epidemic had broken out in Syria. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Call the first Muhajirun to me." They were called, and he consulted them. Some of them said: "You have set out for a purpose, and we do not think you should go back." Others said: "With you are the rest of the people and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we do not think you should lead them into this epidemic." He said: "Leave me." Then he said: "Call the Ansar." They were called and he consulted them, and they took the same path as the Muhajirun and differed as they had differed. He said: "Get up and leave me." Then he said: "Call to me the elders of Quraysh who are here, who emigrated at the time of the Conquest (of Makkah)." They were called and he consulted them, and not even two men among them differed; they all said: "Our view is that you should go back with the people and not lead them into this epidemic." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had it announced: "I am setting out (back) on my mount in the morning." The people gathered around him, and Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Are we fleeing from the decree of Allah?" He said: "O Abu Ubaydah, if only someone other than you had said this! Yes, we are fleeing from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah. Tell me, if you had camels and you came down into a valley with two sides, one green and the other barren, is it not so that if you graze them on the green side you graze them by the decree of Allah, and if you graze them on the barren side you also graze them by the decree of Allah?" Then Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) came, who had been absent for some need of his, and he said: "I have knowledge about this. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'When you hear of it in a land, do not go there; and when it breaks out in a land while you are there, do not leave it to flee from it.'" At that, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) praised Allah and went back.
