Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-2583b

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"On the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Zubayr who said: I entered the Mosque of Damascus, and there I found an old man whose collarbones had come together from old age. I said to him: O shaykh, whom did you meet? He said: The Prophet ﷺ. I said: Did you fight any battles? He said: Yarmuk. I said: Tell me something you heard. He said: I went out with some young men from 'Akk and the Ash'ariyyin as pilgrims, and we found ostrich eggs, and we mentioned that to the Commander of the Faithful 'Umar ibn al-Khattab ﷺ. He turned back and said: Follow me, until he reached the chambers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he knocked on one of the rooms. A woman answered him, and he said: Is Abu al-Hasan asleep? She said: No, he is in his garden (al-maqna'ah). So he turned back and said: Follow me, until he reached him. He said: Welcome, O Commander of the Faithful. He said: These are young men from 'Akk and the Ash'ariyyin who found ostrich eggs while they were in ihram. He said: Did you not send for me? He said: I am more entitled to come to you. He said: Have them breed a stallion with young she-camels, one for each egg, and whatever is born from them, have them send it as a gift. 'Umar said: But the camels will be frightened (tahruj). 'Ali said: And the eggs will be spoiled (tamruq). When he turned back, 'Umar said: O Allah, do not send any hardship except that Abu al-Hasan is at my side."

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