Sunday, August 16, 2015
UMAR DIDN'T EAT FOOD WHEN SERVANTS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT!
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: (the most powerful man on the earth that time) 'Umar ibn al-Khattab came for Hajj, and Safwan ibn Umayyah made food for him. They brought a vessel that was carried by four men. The food was placed before the people for them to eat, and the servants remained standing. 'Umar said:
أترغبونه عنهم؟
"Don't you want them to eat with you?" Sufiyan ibn 'Abdullah said:
لا والله يا أمير المؤمنين، ولكنا نستأثر عليهم
'No, by Allah, 0' Commander of the Faithful. We want to keep this food for ourselves." 'Umar became very angry and said:
ما لقوم يستأثرون على خدامهم، فعل الله بهم وفعل
"Who are these people who give themselves precedence over their servants? May Allah punish them!" Then he said to the servants:
"SIT DOWN AND EAT." SO THE SERVANTS SAT DOWN AND ATE, AND 'UMAR DID NOT EAT.''
- Quoted by Ibn Jawzi in Manaqib Ameerul Mu'mineen Umar ibn Khattab pg, 95, sanad saheeh by ibn abi raza. Shared by Faizan shaikh.