وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ
يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ، فَلَقِيَ رَجُلًا لَمْ يَشْهَدِ الْعَصْرَ ، فَقَالَ
عُمَرُ :
" مَا حَبَسَكَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ؟ " فَذَكَرَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ عُذْرًا ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : " طَفَّفْتَ " ¤ قَالَ يَحْيَى : قَالَ مَالِك : وَيُقَالُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَفَاءٌ وَتَطْفِيفٌ
It is narrated from Yahya bin Saeed (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) returned after offering the Asr prayer and met a person who was not present in the Asr prayer. He asked: What was the reason you stayed away from joining the congregation? He gave some excuse, then he (Umar) said: «طَفَّفْتَ».
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is from «طَفَّفْتَ» «تَطْفِيْفٔ». The Arabs used to say: «لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَفَاءٌ وَ تَطْفِيْفٌ».