Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2999b
"عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: لَمَّا سَارَ عُمَرُ إِلَى الشَّامِ قَالَ: لأَعْرِفَنَّ مَا مَدَحْتُمْ بِهِ خَالدَ بْنَ الْولِيد، فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ يَهْتَزُّ عِنْدَ الْمَدْحِ، وَأَنْتَ يَابْنَ أَبِى وَجْرَةَ فَلأَعْرِفَنَّ مَا مَدَحْتَهُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا الشَّامَ أَقْبَلَ ابْنُ أَبِى وَجْرَةَ وَعُمَرُ في مَجْلِسهِ وَعِنْدَهُ خَالِدُ ابْنُ الْوَليدِ متقنع بِرِدَائِه فسلم ابن أَبى وجرة وقال أفيكم خَالِدُ بنُ الوَلَيدِ؟ هُوَ وَاللَّه مَا عَلِمْتُ أَجْمَلَكُمْ وَجْهًا وَأَجْرَأَكُمْ مَقْدَمًا وَأَبْذَلَكُمْ يَدًا، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ خَالِدُ بَعَثَ إِلَى ابنِ أَبِى وَجْرَةَ بِمائةِ دِينَارٍ وَرَاحِلَةٍ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرفَ عُمَرُ قَالَ: يَابْنَ أَبِى وَجْرَةَ: أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ مَدْحِ خَالِدِ بْن الْوَلِيدِ؟ قَالَ ابنُ أَبِى وَجْرَةَ: مَنْ أَعْطَانَا مِنْكُمْ مَدَحْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَنَعَنَا سَبَبْنَاهُ سِبَابَ الْعَبْدِ لِسَيِّدِهِ، قَالَ (عُمَرُ): وَكَيْفَ يَسُبُّ الْعَبْدُ سيِّدَهُ؟ قَالَ: حَيْثُ لَا يَسْمَعُ، فَضَحِكَ عُمَرُ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ismāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh
- Lammā Sār ʿUmar
- al-Shām
- Lʾaʿrifan Mā Madaḥtum Bih Khāld b. al-Wlīd
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From Isma'il ibn 'Ubaydullah, who said: When 'Umar set out for Sham, he said: 'I will certainly find out what you praised Khalid ibn al-Walid with, for he is a man who becomes excited at praise. And you, O son of Abi Wajrah, I will certainly find out what you praised him with.' When they arrived in Sham, Ibn Abi Wajrah came while 'Umar was in his gathering, and Khalid ibn al-Walid was with him, wrapped in his cloak. Ibn Abi Wajrah greeted and said: 'Is Khalid ibn al-Walid among you? By Allah, as far as I know, he is the most handsome of you in face, the boldest of you in advance, and the most generous of you with his hand.' When Khalid departed, he sent to Ibn Abi Wajrah one hundred dinars and a riding camel. When 'Umar departed, he said: 'O son of Abi Wajrah, did I not forbid you from praising Khalid ibn al-Walid?' Ibn Abi Wajrah said: 'Whoever among you gives us, we praise him, and whoever withholds from us, we revile him with the reviling of a slave to his master.' 'Umar said: 'And how does a slave revile his master?' He said: 'Where he is not heard.' So 'Umar laughed."
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Notes
[كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
machine translation[Kar] Ibn ʿAsākir, in his Tārīkh.
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