Hadith 1077
Narrated Rabi`a: `Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday `Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it."
Hadith 4538
حَدَّثَنَا
إِبْرَاهِيمُ , أَخْبَرَنَا
هِشَامٌ , عَنْ
ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ , سَمِعْتُ
عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : وَسَمِعْتُ أَخَاهُ
أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يُحَدِّثُ , عَنْ
عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ
عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : يَوْمًا لِأَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فِيمَ تَرَوْنَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ سورة البقرة آية 266 ؟ " قَالُوا : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ ، فَغَضِبَ عُمَرُ , فَقَالَ : قُولُوا : " نَعْلَمُ أَوْ لَا نَعْلَمُ " , فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ , قَالَ عُمَرُ : " يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قُلْ وَلَا تَحْقِرْ نَفْسَكَ " , قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : ضُرِبَتْ مَثَلًا لِعَمَلٍ ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : " أَيُّ عَمَلٍ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : لِعَمَلٍ , قَالَ عُمَرُ : لِرَجُلٍ غَنِيٍّ يَعْمَلُ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الشَّيْطَانَ ، فَعَمِلَ بِالْمَعَاصِي حَتَّى أَغْرَقَ أَعْمَالَهُ " .
Narrated Ubaid bin Umair: Once `Umar (bin Al-Khattab) said to the companions of the Prophet "What do you think about this Verse:--"Does any of you wish that he should have a garden?" They replied, "Allah knows best." `Umar became angry and said, "Either say that you know or say that you do not know!" On that Ibn `Abbas said, "O chief of the believers! I have something in my mind to say about it." `Umar said, "O son of my brother! Say, and do not under estimate yourself." Ibn `Abbas said, "This Verse has been set up as an example for deeds." `Umar said, "What kind of deeds?" Ibn `Abbas said, "For deeds." `Umar said, "This is an example for a rich man who does goods out of obedience of Allah and then Allah sends him Satan whereupon he commits sins till all his good deeds are lost."