Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2499b
"عَنِ السَّائِبِ بنِ يزيدَ قال: أتى عمرُ بن الخطاب فقيل: يا أمير المؤمنين إِنَّا لَقِينَا رجلًا يَسْأَلُ عَنْ تأويلِ مُشْكلاتِ القرآنِ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: اللهم أَمْكِنِّى مِنْهُ، فَبَيْنَمَا عُمَرُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جالسٌ يُغَدِّى النَّاسَ إِذْ جَاءَ وَعليه ثيابٌ وعمامةٌ فَتَغَدَّى، حتى إِذَا فَرغَ عمر قال: يا أمير المؤمنين! {وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا (1) فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا} فقال عُمَر: أَنْتَ هُوَ؟ ! فقام إليه وحَسَرَ عَن ذِراعيه فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَجْلِدُه حَتَّى سقطتْ عِمَامَتُهُ فَقَالَ: والَّذِى نَفْسُ عُمَرَ بِيَدهِ لَوْ وَجَدْتُكَ مَخلُوقًا لَضَرَبْتُ رَأسَكَ، أَلْبِسُوه ثِيَابًا واحملوه على قَتَبٍ، وأَخْرِجُوهُ حتى تَقْدُمُوا بِه بِلادَه، ثم لِيَقُمْ خطيبٌ، ثم يَقول: إِنَّهُ صَبيغًا ابتغى العلم فَأَخْطأَهُ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَضِيعًا فِى قَوْمِهِ حَتَّى هَلَكَ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَ قَوْمِهِ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- al-Sāʾib b. Yzyd
- Tá ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb Fqyl Yā Myr al-Mʾmnyn Innā Laqīnā Rjl Yasʾal
- Tʾwyl Mushklāt al-Qrān
- ʿUmar
Machine translation, not reviewed
"On the authority of al-Sa'ib ibn Yazid, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was told: O Commander of the Believers, we met a man who asks about the ambiguous matters of the Quran. 'Umar said: O Allah, enable me against him. One day while 'Umar was sitting feeding the people, the man came wearing clothes and a turban, and he ate. When 'Umar finished, the man said: O Commander of the Believers! {By those that scatter, scattering. And those that carry a load} 'Umar said: Are you him?! He stood up to him, rolled up his sleeves, and kept beating him until his turban fell off. Then he said: By the One in whose hand is 'Umar's soul, if I had found you with your head perfumed, I would have struck your head. Dress him in clothes, carry him on a saddle, and take him out until you bring him to his land. Then let a preacher stand and say: Indeed this Sabigh sought knowledge and missed it. He remained humble among his people until he died, though he had been their chief."
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Notes
ابن الأنبارى في المصاحف، ونصرٌ المقدسِى في الحجة، واللالكائى، [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
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