Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2025b

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"Abu Idris al-Khawlani: Abu al-Darda' rode to Madinah with a group of men from Damascus, and with them was the Mushaf which the people of Damascus had brought, to present it to Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Zayd ibn Thabit, 'Ali and the people of Madinah. One day he recited to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and when he recited this verse: {When those who disbelieved had in their hearts hatred, the hatred of ignorance} and if you had been zealous as they were zealous, the Sacred Mosque would have been corrupted, 'Umar said: Who taught you? He said to a man from the people of Madinah: Call Ubayy ibn Ka'b for me. And he said to the Damascene: Go with him. They found Ubayy ibn Ka'b at his home smearing a camel with his hand. They greeted him, then the Madinan said to him: Answer the Commander of the Believers. Ubayy said: Why has the Commander of the Believers summoned me? The Madinan informed him of what had happened with the Damascene. Ubayy said to the Damascene: You would not stop, O company of riders, or some evil from you would seize my jaw. Then he came to 'Umar while he was rolling up his sleeves with tar on his hands. When he reached 'Umar, he said to them: Recite. They recited: \"and if you had been zealous as they were zealous, the Sacred Mosque would have been corrupted.\" Ubayy said: I taught them this. 'Umar said to Zayd: Recite, O Zayd. Zayd recited the common reading. 'Umar said: O Allah, I do not know except this. Ubayy said: By Allah, O 'Umar, you know that I used to attend while you were absent, and I was called while you were hidden away, and I was treated [in a manner]... By Allah, if you wish, I will keep to my house and will not narrate anything to anyone."

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