Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 292

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فَالمُهِمُّ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي إِصَابَةِ الصَّوَابِ، لَا سِيَّمَا فِي المَوَاضِعِ الضَّيِّقَةِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ كِلَا الرَّجُلَيْنِ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا وَجَمَعَنَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ بِهِمَا فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ - مُوَفَّقٌ لِلصَّوَابِ، وَكُلَّمَا كَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَقْوَى إِيمَانًا بِاللَّهِ وَأَكْثَرَ طَاعَةً لِلَّهِ وَفَّقَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى الحَقِّ بِقَدْرِ مَا مَعَهُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ وَالعِلْمِ وَالعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ، تَجِدُهُ مَثَلًا يَعْمَلُ عَمَلًا يَظُنُّهُ صَوَابًا لَكِنْ بِدُونِ أَنْ يَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ دَلِيلٌ مِنَ القُرْآنِ وَالسُّنَّةِ، فَإِذَا رَاجَعَ أَوْ سَأَلَ وَجَدَ أَنَّ عَمَلَهُ مُطَابِقٌ لِلْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ، وَهَذِهِ مِنَ الكَرَامَاتِ، فَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فِيهِ الرَّسُولُ: «إِنْ يَكُنْ فِيكُمْ مُحَدَّثُونَ فَإِنَّهُ عُمَرُ».

The point is that Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was more precise than Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, in hitting the mark, particularly in difficult situations. Regardless, both men—may Allah be pleased with them and unite us all with them in the Gardens of Bliss—were guided to the truth. The stronger a person’s faith and obedience to Allah, the more He guides them to the truth, in proportion to their faith, knowledge, and righteous deeds. You might find someone performing an act they believe is correct without having explicit evidence from the Quran or Sunnah, yet upon review or inquiry, they discover their action aligns perfectly with the Book and the Sunnah. This is a form of divine favor. Regarding Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, the Messenger said: 'If there were any inspired people among you, it would be Umar.'

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: شَكَا أَهْلُ الكُوفَةِ سَعْدًا يَعْنِي: ابْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَعَزَلَهُ، وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمَّارًا، فَشَكَوْا حَتَّى ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا يُحْسِنُ يُصَلِّي، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكَ لَا تُحْسِنُ تُصَلِّي، فَقَالَ: أَمَّا أَنَا وَاللَّهِ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، لَا أَخْرِمُ عَنْهَا، أُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ العِشَاءِ فَأَرْكُدُ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ، وَأُخِفُّ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ.

Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the people of Kufa complained about Sa'd—meaning Ibn Abi Waqqas—to Umar bin al-Khattab, who then dismissed him and appointed Ammar in his place. The people continued to complain, even claiming that he did not know how to pray properly. Umar sent for him and said, 'Abu Ishaq, these people claim you do not know how to pray.' Sa'd replied, 'By Allah, I have always led them in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah without deviation. During the Isha prayer, I would prolong the first two rak'ahs and shorten the final two.'

قَالَ: ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، وَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ رَجُلًا - أَوْ رِجَالًا - إِلَى الكُوفَةِ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَهْلَ الكُوفَةِ، فَلَمْ يَدَعْ مَسْجِدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَ عَنْهُ، وَيُثْنُونَ مَعْرُوفًا، حَتَّى دَخَلَ مَسْجِدًا لِبَنِي عَبْسٍ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ، يُقَالُ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ، يُكَنَّى أَبَا سَعْدَةَ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا إِذْ نَشَدْتَنَا فَإِنَّ سَعْدًا كَانَ لَا يَسِيرُ بِالسَّرِيَّةِ، وَلَا يَقْسِمُ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ، وَلَا يَعْدِلُ فِي القَضِيَّةِ.

Umar replied, 'That is what I expected of you, Abu Ishaq.' He then sent a man—or a group of men—to Kufa to inquire about him. They visited every mosque, and everywhere they went, people spoke highly of him. Eventually, they entered the mosque of the Banu Abs, where a man named Usamah bin Qatadah, known as Abu Sa'dah, stood up and said, 'Since you have asked us, I must say that Sa'd would not accompany military expeditions, would not distribute spoils equally, and would not judge fairly.'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (30 verbs · 42 nouns)

• رَضِيَ — to be pleased
• جَمَعَ — to gather
• وَفَّقَ — to grant success
• مُهِمّ — important
• أَب — father
• إِصَابَة — hitting the mark