Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1762b
"عن محمد بن زيد قال: اجتمع على وعثمان والزبير وطلحة وعبد الرحمن بن عوف وسعد، وكان أجرَأُهُم على عمر عبدَ الرحمن بن عوف، فقالوا: يا عبد الرحمن لو كلَّمتَ أمير المؤمنين للناس فإِنَّه يأتى الرَّجُلُ طالبًا الحاجة فَيَمْنَعُه هَيْبَتُكَ أن يكلِّمك في حاجته حتى يرجع ولم يَقْض حاجته، فدخل عليه فكلَّمه فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين: لِنْ للناس فإِنَّه يَقْدَمُ القادم فَتَمْنَعهُ هَيبتُكَ أن يكلمك في حاجته حتى يرجع ولم يُكلِّمك، فقال: يا عبد الرحمن: واللَّه لقد لِنْتُ للنَّاس حتى خشيت اللَّه في اللين، ثُمَّ اشْتدَدْتُ عليهم حتى خشيت اللَّه في الشدة فأين المخرج؟ فقام عبد الرحمن يبكى يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ يقول بيده: أفٍّ لهم بعدك! ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Mḥmd b. Zyd
- Ājtmʿ
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"Muhammad ibn Zayd said: 'Ali, 'Uthman, al-Zubayr, Talhah, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, and Sa'd gathered together, and the boldest of them towards 'Umar was 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. They said: 'O 'Abd al-Rahman, if only you would speak to the Commander of the Faithful on behalf of the people. A man comes seeking a need, but your awe prevents him from speaking to you about his need until he returns without having had his need fulfilled.' So he entered upon him and spoke to him, saying: 'O Commander of the Faithful, be gentle with the people. A newcomer arrives, and your awe prevents him from speaking to you about his need until he goes back without having spoken to you.' He said: 'O 'Abd al-Rahman, by Allah, I have been gentle with the people to the point that I feared Allah for being gentle, then I became stern with them to the point that I feared Allah for being stern. So where is the way out?' 'Abd al-Rahman stood up weeping, dragging his cloak, and said with his hand: 'Woe to them after you!'"
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Notes
ابن سعد، [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
machine translationIbn Saʿd; [Kr] Ibn ʿAsākir in his Tārīkh.
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