Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2439b
"عن السُّدِّىِّ قال: خرجَ عمر بن الخطاب فإذا هو بضوءِ نارٍ، ومعه عبد اللَّه بن مسعود، فاتَّبَعَ الضَّوْءَ حتى دخل دارًا، فإذا بسِراجٍ في بيتٍ، فدخل وذلك في جوف الليل، فإذا شَيْخٌ جالسٌ وبين يَدَيْهِ شَرَابٌ وَقَيْنَة تُغَنِّيهِ فلم يشعرْ حتَّى هَجَم عَلَيهِ عُمَرُ، فقالَ عمر: ما رأَيتُ كاللَّيْلةِ مَنْظَرًا أقبحَ من شيخٍ ينتظرُ أَجَلهُ! فرفَعَ الشيخ رَأسَهُ إليه فقالَ: بَلَى يا أَميرَ المؤمنين، ما صَنَعْتَ أَنْتَ أَقْبَحُ، تَجَسَّسْتَ وقد نهى عن التجسس، ودخلتَ بغير إذن، فقال عمر: صَدَقْتَ، ثم خَرَجَ عَاضًا على ثوبه يبكى وقال: ثكِلتْ عُمَرَ أُمُّهُ إِن لم يَغفر له ربه، نجدُ هذا كان يستخفى به من أهله فيقول الآن رآنى عمر فليتابع () فيه، وهجرَ الشَّيْخُ مجلس عمر حِينًا، فبينا عمرُ بعد ذلك جالسٌ إذ هو قد جاء شبه المستخفى، حَتَّى جَلَسَ في أُخْرَيَاتِ الناس، فرآه عمر فقال: عَلَىَّ بهذا الشَّيْخِ، فأتى، فقيل له: أَجِبْ، فقام وهو يرى أن عمر سَيَسُوءُهُ بما رأى منه، فقال له عمر: ادْنُ مِنِّى، فما زال عمر يدنيه حتى أجلسه بجنبه، فقال أَدْنِ أُذُنكَ، فالتقم أُذنه، فقال: أما والذى بعثَ محمدًا بالحق رسولًا ما أَخْبَرْتُ أحدًا من النَّاسِ بما رأَيتُ منكَ ولا ابن مسعود فإنه كان معى فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين: أَدْنِ منِّى أُذُنَكَ فالْتَقَمَ أذُنَهُ، فقال: ولا أنا، والذى بعثَ محمدًا بالحق رسولًا ما عدتُ إليه حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ مجلسى هذا، فرفع عمر صوته يُكَبِّر، فَمَا يَدْرِى النَّاسُ من أى شئ يُكَبِّر".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- al-Suddi
- Khrj
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From al-Suddi, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab went out and saw the light of a fire, and with him was 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. He followed the light until it entered a house, and there was a lamp in a room. He entered, and it was in the middle of the night. There was an old man sitting, and in front of him was a drink and a singing slave-girl singing to him. He did not notice until 'Umar pounced upon him. 'Umar said: 'I have never seen a sight more ugly tonight than an old man awaiting his term!' The old man raised his head to him and said: 'Yes, O Commander of the Believers, what you have done is uglier. You have spied, and spying has been forbidden, and you have entered without permission.' 'Umar said: 'You have spoken truly.' Then he went out, biting on his garment and weeping, and said: 'May 'Umar's mother be bereaved of him if his Lord does not forgive him. We think this man used to hide this from his family, and now he says: 'Now 'Umar has seen me,' so let him persist in it.' The old man abandoned 'Umar's gathering for a time. Then, while 'Umar was sitting one day, the old man came, almost as if hiding, and sat at the back of the people. 'Umar saw him and said: 'Bring this old man to me.' He was brought, and it was said to him: 'Answer.' He stood up, thinking that 'Umar would be displeased with him for what he had seen of him. 'Umar said to him: 'Come close to me.' 'Umar kept drawing him closer until he seated him beside him. Then he said: 'Lower your ear.' So he put his ear close to him. He said: 'By Him who sent Muhammad with truth as a messenger, I have not told anyone among the people what I saw of you, not even Ibn Mas'ud, for he was with me.' Then 'Umar said: 'O Commander of the Believers, lower your ear to me,' and he put his ear close to him. He said: 'Nor have I, by Him who sent Muhammad with truth as a messenger. I have not gone back to it until I sat in this seat of mine.' Then 'Umar raised his voice exclaiming Allahu Akbar, so people did not know for what he was exclaiming.'"
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