Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1748b
"عن الربيع بن زياد الحارثى أنه وفد إلى عمر بن الخطاب فأعجبته هيئته ونحوه، فشكى عمر طعاما غليظا أكله، فقال الربيع: يا أمير المؤمنين: إن أحق الناس بطعام لين ومركب لين لأنت، فرفع عمر جريدة معه فضرب بها رأسه، وقال: ويحك هل تدرى ما مثلى ومثل هؤلاء؟ قال: وما مثلك ومثلهم؟ قال: مثل قوم سافروا فدفعوا نفقاتهم إلى رجل منهم، فقالوا: أنفق علينا، فهل يحل له أن يستأثر منها بشئ؟ قال: لا يا أمير المؤمنين، قال: فكذلك مثلى ومثلهم".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- al-Rbyʿ b. Zyād al-Ḥārthá Nh Wfd Lá ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb Fʾʿjbth Hyʾth Wnḥwh Fshká ʿMr Ṭʿāmā Ghlyẓā Klh Fqāl al-Rbyʿ Yā Myr al-Mʾmnyn
Machine translation, not reviewed
"Al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad al-Harithi narrated that he came as a delegation to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and his appearance and manner pleased him. 'Umar complained about the coarse food he ate. Al-Rabi' said: 'O Commander of the Faithful, the people most deserving of soft food and a soft mount is you.' 'Umar raised a palm stick he had with him and struck his head with it, and said: 'Woe to you! Do you know what my example and the example of these people is?' He said: 'And what is your example and theirs?' He said: 'The example of a group who traveled and handed over their provisions to a man among them, saying: Spend on us. Would it be lawful for him to keep some of it for himself?' He said: 'No, O Commander of the Faithful.' He said: 'Likewise, my example and theirs.'"
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Notes
ابن سعد، وابن راهويه، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك
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