Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-946b
"عن أبى فراس قال: خطب عمر فقال: يا أيها الناس: ألا إِنَّا كُنَّا نعرفكم إذ بين ظهرانينا النبى ﷺ وإذ يَنْزِلُ الوحى، وإذ ينبئنا الله من أخباركم، ألا وإن النبى ﷺ قد انطلق وقد انقطع الوحى، وإنما نعرفكم بما نقول لكم: من أظهر منكم خيرًا ظننا به خيرا، وأحببناه عليه، ومن أظهر منكم لنا شرّا ظننا به شرا وأبغضناه عليه، سرائِركم بينكم وبين ربكم، ألا إنه قد أتى على حين وأنا أحسب أن من قرأ القرآن يريد الله وما عنده، فقد خُيل إلى بآخره أن رجالا قد قَرَأُوه يريدون به ما عند الناس، فأريدوا الله بقراءتكم وأريدوه بأعمالكم، ألا إنى والله ما أرسل عُمالى إليكم ليضربوا أبشاركم، ولا ليأخذوا أموالكم، ولكن أرسلهم إليكم ليعلموكم دينكم وسنتكم، فمن فعل به شئ سوى ذلك فليرفعه إلىَّ، فوالذى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ إذًا لأُقِصَّنَّهُ منه، ألا لا تضربوا المسلمين فتذلوهم، ولا تُجَمِّرُوهم فَتَفْتِنُوهُمْ، ولا تمنعوهم حقوقهم فتكفروهم، ولا تنزلوهم الغِيَاضَ فتضيعوهم". (فوثب عمرو بن العاص، فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين: أو رأيت إن كان رجل من المسلمين على رعية فأدب بعض رعيته أَئِنَّكَ لَمُقْتَصُّهُ مِنْهُ؟ قال: أى والذى نفس عمر بيده إذن لأُقِصَّنَّهُ منه، وقد رأيت رسول الله ﷺ يقص من نفسه).
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Bá Frās
- Khṭb ʿMr
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"From Abu Faras, who said: 'Umar delivered a sermon and said: O people! Indeed we used to know you when the Prophet ﷺ was among us, when revelation descended, and when Allah informed us about your affairs. Now the Prophet ﷺ has departed and revelation has ceased, and we know you only by what you show us. Whoever among you displays good to us, we think well of him and love him for it, and whoever among you displays evil to us, we think ill of him and detest him for it. Your inner selves are between you and your Lord. Indeed, a time has come upon us when I thought that whoever recited the Quran sought Allah and what is with Him, but it has become apparent to me that some men recite it seeking what is with people. So seek Allah with your recitation and seek Him with your deeds. Indeed, by Allah, I did not send my agents to you to strike your skins or to take your wealth, but I sent them to teach you your religion and your Sunnah. Whoever is subjected to anything other than that, let him raise it to me, for by Him in whose hand is my soul, I will surely retaliate against him. Do not strike the Muslims and thereby humiliate them, do not hold them in prolonged service and thereby tempt them, do not withhold their rights and thereby make them disbelievers, and do not station them in remote places and thereby cause them to be lost." (Then 'Amr ibn al-'As sprang up and said: O Commander of the Faithful! What do you say if a man among the Muslims is in charge of subjects and disciplines some of his subjects; will you retaliate against him? He said: Yes, by Him in whose hand is the soul of 'Umar, I will surely retaliate against him, and I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ retaliate against himself.)"
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[حم] أحمد وابن سعد، وابن عبد الحكم في فتوح مصر، وابن راهويه [خ] البخاري في خلق أفعال العباد، وهناد، ومسدد، وابن خزيمة، والعسكرى في المواعظ، وأبو ذر الهروى في الجامع، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [ق] البيهقى في السنن [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه [ص] سعيد بن منصور
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