Musannaf 'Abd al-Razzaq 20739
✧ The Leader is a Shepherd
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ
أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، كَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ عُمَّالَهُ شَرَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ: " أَلَّا تَرْكَبُوا بِرْذَوْنًا، وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا نَقِيًّا، وَلَا تَلْبَسُوا رَقِيقًا، وَلَا تُغْلِقُوا أَبْوَابَكُمْ دُونَ حَوَائِجِ النَّاسِ، فَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ حَلَّتْ بِكُمُ الْعُقُوبَةُ "، قَالَ: ثُمَّ شَيَّعَهُمْ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ قَالَ: " إِنِّي لَمْ أُسَلِّطْكُمْ عَلَى دِمَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَلَا عَلَى أَعْرَاضِهِمْ، وَلَا عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَلَكِنِّي بَعَثْتُكُمْ لِتُقِيمُوا بِهِمُ الصَّلَاةَ، وَتَقْسِمُوا فَيْئَهُمْ، وَتَحْكُمُوا بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ، فَإِنْ أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ شَيْءٌ، فَارْفَعُوهُ إِلَيَّ، أَلَا فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا الْعَرَبَ فَتُذِلُّوهَا، وَلَا تُجَمِّرُوهَا فَتَفْتِنُوهَا، وَلَا تَعْتَلُّوا عَلَيْهَا فَتَحْرِمُوهَا، جَرِّدُوا الْقُرْآنَ، وَأَقِلُّوا الرِّوَايَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، انْطَلِقُوا وَأَنَا شَرِيكُكُمْ
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That when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab sent out his governors, he stipulated upon them: "Do not ride a thoroughbred horse, do not eat fine flour, do not wear thin silk, and do not close your doors to the needs of the people. If you do any of that, then punishment will befall you." He said: Then he would see them off, and when he wished to return he said: "I have not given you power over the blood of the Muslims, nor over their honour, nor over their wealth. Rather, I sent you to establish the prayer among them, to divide their fay' (spoils) among them, and to judge between them with justice. If anything becomes unclear to you, refer it to me. Beware, do not beat the Arabs so that you humiliate them, do not keep them in military service so that you cause them trial, and do not withhold from them so that you deprive them. Teach the Qur'an, and reduce narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Go, and I am your partner."
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