Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3021b
"عَنْ عبد الرحمنِ بنِ أَبى لَيْلَى قَالَ: رأى عوفُ بنُ مالكٍ كَأَن دُلِّى سَبَبًا () من السماءِ فأخذَ به رسولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فانْتَشَطَ، ثم دُلى فأخذَ بِهِ أبو بكرٍ فانتشطَ، ثم ذُرعَ النَّاسُ فَفَضلَهُم عمرُ بثلاثةِ أذرعٍ، فقصَّها عوفٌ على أَبى بكرٍ، فلما بلغَ هذا المكانَ قالَ لهُ عمرُ: دعْنَا من رُؤْيَاكَ، فسكتَ عوفٌ، فلما اسْتُخْلِفَ عمرُ قالَ لعوفٍ: بَقِيَتْ رؤيَاكَ! قَالَ: أليسَ أنتَ انْتَهَرْتَنِى فأسْكَتَّنِى؟ قَالَ: إنِّى كرهتُ أن تنعَى إِلَى الرجُلِ نَفسَهُ، هاتِ رؤياكَ من أَوَّلِهَا، حَتَّى بلغَ: وَذُرعَ النَّاسُ ففضلَهُم عمر بثلاثةِ أذرعٍ فقلتُ: فَفِيمَ فَضَلَهُمْ عُمر بثلاثةِ أذرعٍ؟ فقيلَ لَهُ: إنه خليفةٌ، وإنهُ شهيدٌ، وإنهُ لا يخافُ في اللَّهِ لومةَ لائمٍ، ثم قال عمرُ: أما الخِلَافَةُ فإن اللَّه ﷻ يقول: {ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ خَلَائِفَ فِى الْأَرْضِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ} ( )، فقد استخلفهَا عمرُ فانظرْ كيفَ يعملُ، وأما الشهادةُ فكيفَ لِى بِهَا وَحَوْلِى العربُ؟ وإنَّ اللَّه لقادرٌ على أَنْ يَسُوقَهَا إلى، وأمَّا أَنْ لَا أكونَ أخافُ في اللَّهِ لومةَ لائمٍ فما شاءَ اللَّهُ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿBd al-Rḥmn b. Abá Laylá
- Rʾá ʿWf b. Mālk Kaʾan Dulliá Sabab Mn al-Smāʾ Fʾkhdh
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, who said: 'Awf ibn Malik saw as if a rope were lowered to him from the sky, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of it and was lifted up. Then it was lowered again and Abu Bakr took hold of it and was lifted up. Then the people were measured, and 'Umar exceeded them by three cubits. 'Awf related it to Abu Bakr, and when he reached this place, 'Umar said to him: Leave us from your dream! So 'Awf was silent. When 'Umar was made caliph, he said to 'Awf: Your dream remains! He said: Did you not rebuke me and silence me? He said: Indeed I disliked that you should announce to the man his own soul. Tell your dream from its beginning, until he reached: and the people were measured, and 'Umar exceeded them by three cubits. I said: For what did 'Umar exceed them by three cubits? It was said to me: He is a caliph, and he is a martyr, and he does not fear the blame of any blamer in Allah. Then 'Umar said: As for the caliphate, Allah ﷻ says: {Then We made you successors in the earth after them, that We may observe how you act}, so 'Umar was made a successor, so look how he acts. As for martyrdom, how can I attain it while the Arabs are around me? Indeed Allah is able to bring it to me. As for not fearing the blame of a blamer in Allah, then what Allah wills."
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