Hadith / Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba / 24:115
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 24:115
Book of the Amirs
كتاب الأمراء
Hadith 24:115
Hatim ibn Isma'il narrated to us, from 'Asim ibn Muhammad, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, who said: While I was sitting in the Sacred Mosque, and Ibn 'Umar was sitting in a corner with his two sons to his right and his left, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf addressed the people and said, "Beware, for Ibn al-Zubayr has inverted the Book of Allah, may Allah invert his heart." Ibn 'Umar said, "Beware, for that is neither in your hand nor in his hand." Al-Hajjaj remained silent for a short while—if you wish, I will say a long while, and if you wish, I will say not a long while—then he said, "Beware, for Allah has taught us, every Muslim and you, O old man, that He does [what He wills]." Ibn 'Umar began to laugh, and he said to those around him, "I have refrained from that which would have been the decisive response: to say, 'You have lied.'"
حدثنا حاتم بن إسماعيل عن عاصم بن محمد عن حبيب بن أبي ثابت قال فبينا أنا جالس في المسجد الحرام وبن عمر جالس في ناحية وابناه عن يمينه وشماله وقد خطب الحجاج بن يوسف الناس فقال ألا أن بن الزبير نكس كتاب الله نكس الله قلبه فقال بن عمر ألا إن ذلك ليس بيدك ولا بيده فسكت الحجاج هنيئة إن شئت قلت طويلا وإن شئت قلت ليس بطويل ثم قال ألا إن الله قد علمنا كل مسلم وإياك أيها الشيخ أنه يفعل قال فجعل بن عمر يضحك فقال لمن حوله أما إني قد تركت التي فيها الفصل أن أقول كذبت