Hadith / Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba / 28:1188

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 28:1188

Book of Military Expeditions (Siyar)

كتاب السير

Hadith 28:1188

Waki’ narrated to us, he said: Salam bin Miskin narrated to us, from Ibn Sirin, who said: When Umar would appoint a man, he would write in his covenant: "Listen to him and obey him as long as he is just among you." He said: When he appointed Hudhayfah, he wrote in his covenant: "Listen to him and obey him, and give him what he asks of you." He said: So Hudhayfah arrived at al-Mada'in upon a donkey, on a pack-saddle, with a loaf of bread in his hand, sweating. Waki’ said: Malik said, from Talhah: "With his legs dangling from one side." Salam said: When he read his covenant to them, they said: "Ask us." He said: "I ask you for food to eat, and fodder for this donkey of mine." He said: So he stayed among them for as long as Allah willed. Then Umar wrote to him: "Come." So he departed. When his arrival reached Umar, he hid for him in a place where he could see him. When he saw him in the same state as he was when he departed from him, Umar came to him, embraced him, and said: "You are my brother, and I am your brother."

حدثنا وكيع قال ثنا سلام بن مسكين عن بن سيرين قال كان عمر إذا استعمل رجلا كتب في عهده اسمعوا له وأطيعوا ما عدل فيكم قال فلما استعمل حذيفة كتب في عهده أن اسمعوا له وأطيعوا وأعطوه ما سألكم قال فقدم حذيفة المدائن على حمار على إكاف بيده رغيف عرق قال وكيع قال مالك عن طلحة سادل رجليه من جانب قال سلام فلما قرا عليهم عهده قالوا سلنا قال أسألكم طعاما آكله وعلفا لحماري هذا قال فأقام فيهم ما شاء الله ثم كتب إليه عمر أن أقدم فخرج فلما بلغ عمر قدومه كمن له في مكان حيث يراه فلما رآه على الحالة التي خرج من عنده عليها أتاه عمر فالتزمه وقال أنت أخي وأنا أخوك