Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2362b

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"'Abdullah ibn 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah narrated that 'Umar appointed Qudamah ibn Maz'un over Bahrain. He was the maternal uncle of Hafsah and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. Al-Jarud, the chief of 'Abd al-Qays, came to 'Umar and said, 'O Commander of the Believers, Qudamah drank and became intoxicated. When I see one of the hudud of Allah, it is a duty upon me to bring it to you.' 'Umar said, 'Who will testify with you?' He said, 'Abu Hurayrah.' So 'Umar called Abu Hurayrah, who stood and testified. He said, 'I did not see him drinking, but I saw him intoxicated, vomiting.' 'Umar said, 'You have gone too far in testimony.' Then he wrote to Qudamah to come to him from Bahrain, and he came. Al-Jarud stood before him and said, 'Establish upon him the Book of Allah.' 'Umar said, 'Are you a disputant or a witness?' He said, 'A witness.' He said, 'Have you given your testimony?' Al-Jarud fell silent until he came to 'Umar the next day and said, 'Establish upon him the limit of Allah.' 'Umar said, 'I see you only as a disputant, and only one man testified with you.' Al-Jarud said, 'I implore you by Allah.' He said, 'You will surely hold your tongue, or I will harm you.' Abu Hurayrah said, 'If you doubt our testimony, then send to the daughter of al-Walid and ask her,' meaning the wife of Qudamah. 'Umar sent to Hind bint al-Walid to question her, and she gave testimony against her husband. 'Umar said to Qudamah, 'I am going to flog you.' He said, 'If I had drunk as they say, you would have no right to flog me.' 'Umar said, 'Why?' Qudamah said, 'Allah says: {There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they have eaten} ().' 'Umar said, 'You have misinterpreted. If you had feared Allah, you would have avoided what Allah has forbidden to you.' Then 'Umar turned to the people and said, 'What do you think about flogging Qudamah?' They said, 'We do not think you should flog him while he is ill.' So he remained silent about it for some days. Then one day he woke up determined to flog him and said to his companions, 'What do you think about flogging Qudamah?' The people said, 'We do not think you should flog him while he is still in pain.' 'Umar said, 'For me to meet Allah with the whips is more beloved to me than to meet Allah with him around my neck. Bring me a complete whip.' So 'Umar ordered Qudamah to be flogged. Qudamah became angry with 'Umar and boycotted him. 'Umar performed Hajj, and Qudamah performed Hajj with him while still angry. When they returned from their Hajj and 'Umar stopped at al-Suqya, he slept, and when he woke up from his sleep he said, 'Hurry, bring Qudamah to me.' By Allah, I thought that someone came to me and said, 'Reconcile with Qudamah, for he is your brother.' When they came to him, he refused to come, so 'Umar went to him until he spoke with him and asked forgiveness for him. That was the first of their reconciliation."

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