The Meanings of Reports · Hadith 687 (#Ḥadīth #1)

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بمن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي: قال: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله - ومعاوية يكتب بين يديه، وأهوى بيده إلى خاصرته بالسيف -: من أدرك هذا يوما أميرا فليبقر خاصرته بالسيف، فرآه رجل ممن سمع ذلك من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله يوما وهو يخطب بالشام على الناس فاخترط سيفه ثم مشي إليه فحال الناس بينه وبينه فقالوا: يا عبد الله مالك؟ فقال: سمعت رسول الله عليه السلام يقول: من أدرك هذا يوما أميرا فليبقر خاصرته بالسيف، قال: فقال: أتدري من استعمله؟ قال: لا، قالوا: أمير المؤمنين عمر. فقال الرجل: سمعنا وطاعة لأمير المؤمنين.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, that he said: I heard Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said, while Mu’awiya was writing between his hands, and he lowered his hand to his waist at the sword: The one who will manage to observe him one day as a commander, let him cut his waist with the sword. He was then seen by a man from among those who had heard that from Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, one day while he was lecturing in the Levant for the people. He then drew his sword, then walked to him, and the people stood before him and him, and they said: O servant of Allah, what is it with you? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say: «The one who will manage to observe him one day as a commander, let him cut his waist with the sword.» He said: Then he said: Do you know who assigned him? He said: No. They said: The Commander of the Believers, Umar. Then the man said: (I am in) Hearing and Obedience to the Commander of the Believers.

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