Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2510b
"عَنْ سَعيد بنِ المسيّبِ قَالَ: لما وُلّى عُمَرُ بنُ الخطابِ خطبَ النَّاسَ على مِنبرِ رسولِ اللَّه ﷺ حَمدَ اللَّه وأَثْنَى عَليه ثُمَّ قَالَ: (يا) () أَيُّها النَّاسُ! إِنِّى قَد عَلِمتُ أَنّكم تُؤْنِسون مِنِّى شِدَّةً وغِلْظَةً، وَذَلِكَ أَنِّى كُنْتُ مَعَ رسول اللَّه ﷺ وكنتُ عَبْدَهُ وَخَادمَهُ، وَكَانَ كَما قَالَ اللَّه تَعَالَى: {بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ}، فَكُنْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْه كَالسَّيف المَسْلُولِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُغْمدَنِى أَوْ يَنْهَانِى عَنْ أَمْر فَأكُفَّ، وَإلَّا أَقْدَمْتُ عَلَى النَّاسِ لِمَكَانِ لينه، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ معَ رسولِ اللَّه ﷺ على ذلك حَتَّى تَوفَّاهُ اللَّه وَهُوَ عَنِّى رَاضٍ والحمدُ للَّه عَلَى ذلكَ كثيرًا، وَأَنَا بِه أَسْعَدُ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ ذَلِكَ المُقَامَ مَعَ أَبِى بَكرِ خَليفة رسولِ اللَّه ﷺ بعده وَكَانَ من ( ) قد علمتُم في كرمه وَدَعَتهِ ( ) ولينه فَكُنْتُ خَادِمَه وكنتُ كَالسيف بَينَ يَدَيْهِ أَخْلِطُ شدَّتِى بِلينِهِ، إلَّا أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى فَأكُفَّ، وَإلَّا أَقْدَمْتُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَوَفَاهُ اللَّه وَهُو عَنِّى رَاضٍ، والحمدُ للَّه عَلَى ذَلِكَ كثيرًا وَأَنَا بِه أَسْعَدُ، ثُمَّ صَارَ أَمْرُكُمْ إِلىَّ اليومَ وأَنَا أَعْلَمُ؛ فَسَيَقُولُ قَائلٌ: كَانَ يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْنَا والأَمْرُ إلَى غيرهِ فَكَيْفَ بِهِ إِذَا صَارَ إِلَيْه؟ واعْلَمُوا أَنَّكم لَا تَسْأَلُونَ عَنِّى أَحَدًا؛ قد عرفتمونى وجرَّبتمونى، وَعَرَفْتُم مِن سُنَّة نَبِيِّكم ما عرفتُ، وَمَا أَصْبَحتُ نَادمًا عَلَى شَىْءٍ أَكُونُ أَحَبُّ إلى أَنْ أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ عَنْه إلَّا وَقَدْ سَأَلتُه، فَاعْلَموا أَنَّ شِدَّتِى الّتِى كُنْتُم تَروْنَ قَد ازدَادتْ أَضعافًا إذْ صَارَ الأَمْرُ إِلىَّ عَلَى الظَّالم، وَالْمُعْتَدِى، والأَخذِ للمسلمين لضعيفهم مِنْ قَويِّهم، وَإِنِّى بَعْدَ شِدَّتِى تِلْكَ وَاضِعٌ خَدِّى بِالأَرْضِ لأَهْلِ العَفَافِ والكَفِّ مِنْكمْ والتسليم، وإِنى لَا آبَى () إِنْ كَانَ بَيْنِى وَبَينَ أَحَد منكم شَىْءٌ مِنْ أَحْكامكم أَنْ أَمِشى مَعَهُ إِلَى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتُمْ مِنكم فَلْيَنْظُرْ فِيمَا بَيْنى وَبَينهُ أَحَدٌ منكم، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّه عِبَادَ اللَّه وَأَعينونِى على أَنْفِسكم بِكفِّها عنى، وأَعِينُونِى عَلَى نَفْسِى بالأمر بالمعروف والنَّهْى عَنِ المُنكرِ وإحْضَارِى النَّصِيحَةَ فِيما وَلَّانِى اللَّه مِنْ أَمْرِكمُ، ثُم نَزَل".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Saʿyd b. al-Msyyb
- Lmā Wullá ʿUmar b. al-Khṭāb Khṭb al-Nās ʿLá Minbr Rswl Allāh ﷺ Ḥamd Allāh Wʾathná ʿAlyh Thum
- Yā
Machine translation, not reviewed
"On the authority of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: When 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was appointed, he addressed the people from the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, praised Allah and extolled Him, then said: (O) () people! I know that you find in me harshness and roughness, and that is because I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I was his servant and attendant, and he was as Allah the Exalted said: {compassionate and merciful toward the believers}. So I was before him like a drawn sword, unless he sheathed me or forbade me from a matter, then I would desist; otherwise I would advance upon the people because of his gentleness. I remained with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in that state until Allah took him, and he was pleased with me, and all praise be to Allah for that abundantly, and I am most happy with him. Then I stood in that station with Abu Bakr, the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ after him, who was, as you know, of great generosity, gentleness and softness. I was his servant and like a sword before him, mixing my harshness with his gentleness, unless he advanced toward me, then I would desist; otherwise I would advance. I remained in that until Allah took him, and he was pleased with me, and all praise be to Allah for that abundantly, and I am most happy with him. Then your affair has come to me today, and I know. Someone will say: He was harsh upon us when the affair was in other hands, so how will he be when it reaches him? Know that you do not ask me about anyone; you know me and have tested me, and you know of your Prophet's sunnah what I know. I have never awoken regretting anything more than that I did not ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about something I would have loved to ask him about. Know that my harshness, which you have seen, has increased manifold since the affair came to me, against the oppressor and the transgressor, and in taking from the strong for the weak among the Muslims. And after that harshness, I place my cheek on the ground for those of you who are chaste, restrained and submissive. I do not refuse, if there is between me and any one of you some matter of your judgments, to walk with him to whomever you love among you; let them look into what is between me and him, any one of you. So fear Allah, servants of Allah, and help me against yourselves by restraining them from me, and help me against myself by commanding right and forbidding wrong, and by bringing me sincere advice in what Allah has entrusted me with of your affairs. Then he descended."
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أبو حسين بن بشران في فوائده، وأَبو أحمد الدهقان في الثانى من حديثه، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك واللالكائى
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