Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2291b
"عن قتادةَ قالَ: ذُكِرَ لنا: أن عمرَ بن الخطابِ كان يقولُ: لو شئتُ لكنت أطيبَكم طعامًا، وأَلْيَنَكم لباسًا، ولكِنِّى استبقى طيباتِى، وذُكِر لنا أن عمرَ بن الخطاب لَمَّا قدمَ الشامَ صُنِعَ له طعامٌ لم يرَ قبلَه مثلَه، قال: هَذَا لنَا، فما لِفُقراءِ المسلمين الذين ماتوا وهم لا يشبعون من خُبْزِ الشعِيرِ؟ فقال خالدُ بن الوليدِ: لهم الجنةُ؛ فاغرورقت عينَا عمرَ وقال: لئن كان حظُّنا من هذه الحُطامِ وذهبوا بالجنةِ لقد بانوا بونًا عظيمًا!.
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Qtādh
- Dhukir Lnā n ʿMr
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"On the authority of Qatadah, who said: It was mentioned to us that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say: If I wished, I would be the best of you in food and the softest of you in clothing, but I hold back my good things. It was mentioned to us that when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab came to Syria, a meal was prepared for him the like of which he had not seen. He said: This is for us. Then what of the poor Muslims who died without being satisfied with barley bread? Khalid ibn al-Walid said: For them is Paradise. 'Umar's eyes welled with tears and he said: If our share is this debris, and they have gone with Paradise, then they have departed by a great departure!"
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عبد بن حميد، وابن جرير
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