Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2300b
"عن جعفر بن عبد اللَّه بن أَبى الحكمِ قال: خرج عمروُ بن العاص إلَىَّ بطريقِ غَزّة في نفرٍ من أصحابِه، فقال له البطريقُ: مرحبًا بك، وأجلسه معه على سريره وحادثَه فأطالَ، ثم كلَّمه بكلامٍ كثيرٍ، وحاجَّه عمروٌ ودعاه إلى الإسلام، فلما سمع البطريق كلامه وبيانَه وأدَاءَه قال بالرومية: يا معشر الرومِ أطيعونى اليوم واعصُونى الدهرَ، هذا أميرُ القوم، ألا ترون أنى كُلَّما كلمتُه كلمةً أجبانى عن نفِسه؟ ! لا يقول: أشاورُ أصحابى وأذكر لهم ما عرضتَ علَىَّ فليس الرأىُ إلا أن نَقْتُله قبل أن يخرجُ من عِنْدنا، فَتَخْتَلِف العرب (بيْننا) وبين أمِيرهم، فقال من حوله من الروم: ليسَ هذا برأى، وكان (قد) دخلَ مع عمرو بن العاص رجل من أصحابهِ يعرفُ كلامَ الرومِ، فألْقَى إلى عَمْرو ما قالَ الملكُ، وخرج عمروٌ من عندِه، فلما خرج من الباب كبَّر وقال: لا أعود لمثلِ هذا أبدًا، وأعظم القومُ ذلك، وحمد اللَّه على ما رزق من السلامةِ، وكتب عمرو بذلِك إلى عُمرَ بن الخطاب، فكتب إليه عمرُ: الحمد للَّه على إحسانه إلينا، وإياك و (التغرير) بنفسك أو بأحد من المسلمين في هذا وشبهه، بحسب (العلْج) منهم (أن يتكلَّم من) مكان سواء بينك وبينه (فتأمن غائلته) ويكون (أكسر) له، فلما قرأ عمرو بن العاص كتابَ عمر رحَّم عليه ثم قال: ما الأب البرُّ لولده بأبرَّ من عمر بن الخطاب برعيته".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Jʿfr b. ʿBd Allāh b. Abá al-Ḥkm
- Khrj
Machine translation, not reviewed
"On the authority of Ja'far ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi al-Hakam, who said: 'Amr ibn al-'As went out to me, to the patrician of Gaza, with a group of his companions. The patrician said to him: "Welcome to you," and seated him with him on his throne, and conversed with him at length. Then he spoke to him with many words, and 'Amr debated with him and invited him to Islam. When the patrician heard his words, his explanation and his delivery, he said in Roman: "O assembly of the Romans, obey me today and disobey me for all time. This is the commander of the people. Do you not see that every time I speak a word to him, he answers me on his own behalf? He does not say: I will consult my companions and tell them what you have presented to me." The opinion is only that we kill him before he leaves us, and the Arabs will then differ between us and their commander." Those around him from the Romans said: "This is not an opinion." There had entered with 'Amr ibn al-'As a man from his companions who knew the speech of the Romans, and he conveyed to 'Amr what the king had said. 'Amr left from his presence, and when he went out the door he said Allahu akbar and said: "I will never return to the like of this again." The people considered that great, and he praised Allah for the safety He had granted. 'Amr wrote about this to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and 'Umar wrote to him: "Praise be to Allah for His kindness to us. Beware of putting yourself or any of the Muslims at risk in this or similar matters. Let the infidel speak from a place of equality between you and him, so that you are safe from his treachery and he is more broken." When 'Amr ibn al-'As read the letter of 'Umar, he showed mercy to him and then said: "No father is kinder to his child than 'Umar ibn al-Khattab is to his subjects."'"
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ابن سعد
machine translationIbn Saʿd
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