Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1486b
"عن طارقِ بن شهابٍ قال: لما قدم عمرُ الشام عَرضت له مَخَاضَةٌ، فنزل عمرُ عن بعيره، ونزع خُفَّيه فأخذهما بيده، وأخذ بِخطامِ راحلتهِ، ثم خاض المخاضة، فقال له أبو عبيدة: (لقد فعلت يا أمير المؤمنين فعلًا عظِيمًا عند أهل الأرض، نزعت خفيك، وقدت راحلَتكَ، وخضت المخَاضةَ، فصك عمرُ بيده في صدر أَبى عبيدة، وقال): أوه، يمد بها صوته، لو غيرُك يقولها يا أبا عبيدة؟ أنتم كنتم أذل النَّاسِ وأضلَّ النَّاسِ فأعزكم اللَّه بالإِسلامِ، فمهما تطلبوا العز بغيرِه يُذِلَّكُمْ اللَّه ﷻ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ṭārq b. Shhāb
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"Narrated from Tariq ibn Shihab who said: When 'Umar came to Syria, a shallow ford was in his way. 'Umar dismounted from his camel, took off his two leather socks, took them in his hand, took hold of the halter of his mount, and then crossed the ford. Abu 'Ubaydah said to him: '(You have done a great thing, O Commander of the Believers, a great deed in the eyes of the people of the earth. You took off your socks, led your mount, and crossed the ford.)' 'Umar struck Abu 'Ubaydah on the chest with his hand and said: '(Oh!)' drawing out his voice, 'If it were someone other than you who said this, O Abu 'Ubaydah? You were the most humiliated and the most astray of people, and Allah honored you with Islam. Whenever you seek honor in other than it, Allah will humiliate you.'"
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Notes
ابن المبارك، وهناد، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [حل] أبى نعيم في الحلية [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان
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