Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2111b
"عن أَبى أمية قال: سألتُ عمر بن الخطاب المكاتبةَ، قال لى: كم تعرض؟ قلت: أعرض مائة أوقية، فاستزادَنى وكاتبنى عليها، وأراد أن يُعجِّلَ لى من مالِه طائفةَ وليس عنده يومئذ مالٌ، فأرسل إلى حفصة أم المؤمنين: أنى كاتبت غلامى وأريدُ أن أعجل له من مالى طائفة، فأرسلى إلىَّ مائتى درهم إلى أن يأتيَنى بشئ، فأرسلت بها إليه، فأخذها عمر بن الخطاب بيمينه وقرأ هذه الآيةَ {وَالَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا وَآتُوهُمْ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتَاكُمْ} () فخذها بارك اللَّه لك فيها، فبارك اللَّه لى فيها: عَتَقْتُ منها وأصبتُ المال الكثيرَ، فسألته أن يأذن لى في العراق، فقال: أما إذا كاتبتك فانطلق حيث شئتَ، فقال أناس كاتبوا مواليهم: كلم لنا أمير المؤمنين أن يكتب لنا كتابًا إلى أميرِ العراق نكرم به، وعلمت أن ذلك لا يوافقه، فاستحييت من أصحابى فكلمته فقلت: يا أمير المؤمنين: اكتب لنا كتابا إلى عامِلك بالعراق نُكرم به، فغضِب وانتهرنى، ولا واللَّه ما سبنى سبة قط، ولا انتهرنى قط قبلها، قال: تريد أن تظلم الناسَ؟ قلت: لا، قال: فإنما أنت رجل من المسلمين يسعُك ما يسعهم، فقدمت العراق فأصبت مالًا، وربحتُ رِبحا كثيرًا، فأهديت له طنفسة وغطاء، فجعلَ يطايبنى ويقول: إن ذا لَحَسنٌ، فقلت يا أمير المؤمنين: إنما هى هدية أهديتها لك، قال: إنه قد بقى عليك من مكاتبتِك شئٌ فبع هذا واستعن به في مكاتَبتِك، فأبَى أن يقبل".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Abá Myh
- Sʾlt ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb al-Mkātbh
- Lá
Machine translation, not reviewed
“On the authority of Abu Umayyah, who said: ‘I asked 'Umar ibn al-Khattab for a mukatabah contract. He said to me: “How much do you offer?” I said: “I offer one hundred ounces.” He asked me for more and made the contract with me for that, and he wanted to pay me part of it early from his wealth, but he had no wealth at that time. So he sent to Hafsah, Mother of the Believers: “I have made a contract with my slave and I want to pay him part of it early from my wealth, so send me two hundred dirhams until something comes to me.” She sent them to him, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab took them in his right hand and recited this verse: {And those who seek a writing [of manumission] among those whom your right hands possess — write it for them if you know good in them. And give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you} () “Take it, may Allah bless it for you.” Allah blessed it for me: I freed [my slave] with it and gained much wealth. I asked him to permit me to go to Iraq, and he said: “As for when I have made a contract with you, go wherever you wish.” Some people who had made contracts with their masters said: “Speak to the Commander of the Faithful so that he writes us a letter to the governor of Iraq, that we may be honoured by it.” I knew that this would not suit him, but I was ashamed before my companions, so I spoke to him and said: “O Commander of the Faithful, write us a letter to your governor in Iraq that we may be honoured by it.” He became angry and rebuked me, and by Allah he had never insulted me with an insult before, nor rebuked me before that. He said: “Do you want to wrong the people?” I said: “No.” He said: “You are only a man among the Muslims; what suffices them suffices you.” I went to Iraq, gained wealth, and made a great profit. I gave him a gift of a carpet and a covering. He began to be pleased with me and said: “This is indeed good.” I said: “O Commander of the Faithful, it is only a gift I have given you.” He said: “You still owe something of your contract, so sell this and use it for your contract.” But he refused to accept it.’”
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Notes
ابن سعد
machine translationIbn Saʿd
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