Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2481b
"عن محمدِ بن سلامٍ قال: استعمل عمرُ بنُ الخطاب رجلًا على عمل، فَرَأى عمرَ يُقَبِّل صبيًّا له، فقال: تُقَبِّله وأنت أميرُ المؤمنين! لو كُنْتُ أنا مَا فَعلتُه، فقال عمر: فما ذَنْبِى إِنَّ كان نُزع من قلْبِك الرحمةُ! إِنَّ اللَّه لا يرحمُ من عباده إلا الرُّحماءَ؛ ونزعه عن عملِه، وقال: أنت لا ترحمُ ولدَك فكيف ترحم الناس؟ ! ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Mḥmd b. Slām
- Āstʿml ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb Rjl ʿLá ʿMl Faraʾá ʿMr Yuqabbil Ṣby Lh Fqāl Tuqabbilh Wʾnt
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"From Muhammad ibn Sallam who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed a man over a task, and he saw 'Umar kissing a child of his. He said: You kiss him while you are the Commander of the Faithful! If I were you, I would not do that. 'Umar said: What is my fault if mercy has been removed from your heart! Verily Allah does not show mercy to His servants except the merciful. And he removed him from his task, and said: You do not show mercy to your son, so how will you show mercy to people?!"
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