Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2184b

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“Al-Sha‘bi said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah, who was his governor over Kufah: Summon the poets from your area and ask them to recite what they have composed of poetry in the Jahiliyyah and in Islam. Then write to me about that. So al-Mughirah summoned them and said to Labid ibn Rabi‘ah: Recite to me what you have composed of poetry in the Jahiliyyah and Islam. He said: Allah has replaced that for me with Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Al ‘Imran. He said to al-Aghlab al-‘Ijli: Recite to me. So he said to us: Do you want a rajaz or a qasidah? ... You have asked for something easy and available. Al-Mughirah wrote about that to ‘Umar, and ‘Umar wrote back to him: Reduce al-Aghlab’s stipend by five hundred and add it to the stipend of Labid ibn Rabi‘ah. So al-Aghlab came to him and said: You have reduced me because I obeyed you? ‘Umar wrote to al-Mughirah: Return to al-Aghlab the five hundred that you reduced from him, and confirm it as an addition to the stipend of Labid ibn Rabi‘ah.”

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