As-salaamu'alaykum,
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (radiyAllahu anh) said:
"Uyaynah ibn Hisn ibn Hudhaifah came and stayed with his brother's son, al-Hurr ibn Qays (al-Fizaaree, a companion who embraced Islam along with the delegation of Banu Fizaarah, radiyAllahu anh),who was one of the group who were close to Umar. The righteous were the companions and advisors of Umar, whether they were old or young. 'Uyaynah said to his brother's son,
"O' son of my brother, you are close to the caliph, so seek permission for me to enter and meet him.'
He said,
'I will ask permission for you to meet him."
Ibn Abbas said,
"So al-Hurr asked for permission for 'Uyaynah to enter and Umar gave him permission to enter. When he entered, he said,
"O' son of al-Khattab, by Allah, you are not generous with us and you do not judge fairly among us."
Umar became angry and wanted to punish him but al-Hurr said to him,
"O' Ameer al-Mu'mineen, Allah, the Exalted Almighty said to His Prophet (at which point Al-Hurr proceeded to recite the following verse of the Noble Qur'aan:
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish [i.e. don't punish them].
(Qur'aan, 7: 199)
- and this is one of the foolish."
By Allah, Umar did not do anything after he had recited this verse to him, and he would show respect to the Book of Allah. And he would always desist from doing anything that was contrary to a command that was given in the Book of Allah."
(Bukhari, 6856, 4366)[SUP]
[/SUP] When Umar heard the above mentioned verse, his anger immediately subsided. He turned away - or in other words, he refrained from punishing - a man who slandered, insulted, and impugned his honour. That man, namely, Uyainah ibn Hisn, questioned Umar's character, accusing him of being miserly, and more seriously, called into question his piety, accusing of being unfair when it came to distributing the wealth of Muslims. And yet in spite of that, Umar controlled his anger. The question we must ask ourselves is, how many of us would have done the same in a similar situation? The answer, I fear, is not very flattering for us. We may lay claim to our Religion, but our claims will be valid and true only when, like Umar and the rest of the Prophet's Companions (radiyAllahu anhum), we become living, breathing examples of the Qur'aan's teachings.
(Refer to Shaheed al-Maihraab, pg. 181)
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (radiyAllahu anh) said:
"Uyaynah ibn Hisn ibn Hudhaifah came and stayed with his brother's son, al-Hurr ibn Qays (al-Fizaaree, a companion who embraced Islam along with the delegation of Banu Fizaarah, radiyAllahu anh),who was one of the group who were close to Umar. The righteous were the companions and advisors of Umar, whether they were old or young. 'Uyaynah said to his brother's son,
"O' son of my brother, you are close to the caliph, so seek permission for me to enter and meet him.'
He said,
'I will ask permission for you to meet him."
Ibn Abbas said,
"So al-Hurr asked for permission for 'Uyaynah to enter and Umar gave him permission to enter. When he entered, he said,
"O' son of al-Khattab, by Allah, you are not generous with us and you do not judge fairly among us."
Umar became angry and wanted to punish him but al-Hurr said to him,
"O' Ameer al-Mu'mineen, Allah, the Exalted Almighty said to His Prophet (at which point Al-Hurr proceeded to recite the following verse of the Noble Qur'aan:
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish [i.e. don't punish them].
(Qur'aan, 7: 199)
- and this is one of the foolish."
By Allah, Umar did not do anything after he had recited this verse to him, and he would show respect to the Book of Allah. And he would always desist from doing anything that was contrary to a command that was given in the Book of Allah."
(Bukhari, 6856, 4366)[SUP]
[/SUP] When Umar heard the above mentioned verse, his anger immediately subsided. He turned away - or in other words, he refrained from punishing - a man who slandered, insulted, and impugned his honour. That man, namely, Uyainah ibn Hisn, questioned Umar's character, accusing him of being miserly, and more seriously, called into question his piety, accusing of being unfair when it came to distributing the wealth of Muslims. And yet in spite of that, Umar controlled his anger. The question we must ask ourselves is, how many of us would have done the same in a similar situation? The answer, I fear, is not very flattering for us. We may lay claim to our Religion, but our claims will be valid and true only when, like Umar and the rest of the Prophet's Companions (radiyAllahu anhum), we become living, breathing examples of the Qur'aan's teachings.
(Refer to Shaheed al-Maihraab, pg. 181)
