Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Sayf, in his book, relates through his transmitters:

ʿUmar kept fully apprised of all that Khālid did, and he learned that Khālid had given al-Ashʿath 10,000. He therefore summoned the courier and wrote to Abū ʿUbaydah:

“Detain Khālid, tie him with his own turban, and remove his cap until he tells you from where he paid al-Ashʿath—was it Allah’s property (the public treasury) or his own? If he says it came from booty he had taken, he has confessed to misappropriation; and if he says it was from his private wealth, he has been wasteful. In either case, relieve him of his command and place his province under your control.”

Abū ʿUbaydah carried out the order. Khālid then came to ʿUmar, complained, and said, “I have taken my grievance against you to the Muslims, and, by Allah, O ʿUmar, you have not dealt kindly with me in this matter.”

ʿUmar asked, “From where did all this wealth come?”

He answered, “From the spoils and my allotted shares. Whatever exceeds 60,000 is yours—you may value the goods.”

When the valuation was made, a surplus of 20,000 appeared, and ʿUmar placed it in the Bayt al-Māl. He then said, “O Khālid, by Allah, you are honorable to me and beloved by me, and from today you will never fault me for anything.” (1)

Zayd ibn Aslam reports from his father:

ʿUmar dismissed Khālid, but Abū ʿUbaydah did not inform him until Khālid learned of it from others. Khālid said, “May Allah have mercy on you! What kept you from telling me?” He replied, “I disliked alarming you.”

Juwayriyah ibn Asmāʾ narrates from Nāfiʿ:

Khālid returned from Syria with arrows stained with blood tucked into his turban, and ʿUmar forbade him to do that.

Al-Aṣmaʿī relates from Ibn ʿAwn, from Ibn Sīrīn:

Khālid ibn al-Walīd once entered wearing a silk shirt. ʿUmar asked, “What is this?” He replied, “And what harm is there? Ibn ʿAwf has worn it as well.” (2)

(1) The report is unreliable: Sif is weak and the men from whom he transmits are unknown. (2) Ibn Awf here is Abd al-Rahman. The hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ allowed him to wear silk is recorded by Ahmad, Musnad, 3/122, 127, 180, 192, 252, 273; and by al-Bukhari nos. 2919, 2920, 2921, 2922 in the Book of Jihad (chapter: “Silk in battle”), as well as no. 5839 in the Book of Dress (chapter: “What is permitted of silk for men”).
وَمِنْ كِتَابِ سَيْفٍ، عَنْ رِجَالِهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ عُمَرُ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ، وَإِنَّ خَالِداً أَجَازَ الأَشْعَثَ بِعَشْرَةِ آلاَفٍ. فَدَعَا البَرِيْدَ، وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ: أَنْ تُقِيْمَ خَالِداً وَتَعْقِلَهُ بِعِمَامَتِهِ، وَتنْزِعَ قُلُنْسُوَتَهُ حَتَّى يُعْلِمَكُم مِنْ أَيْنَ أَجَازَ الأَشْعَثَ؟ أَمِنْ مَالِ اللهِ، أَمْ مِنْ مَالِهِ؟ فَإِنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ إِصَابَةٍ أَصَابَهَا فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِخِيَانَةٍ، وَإِنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهَا مِنْ مَالِهِ فَقَدْ أَسْرَفَ، وَاعْزِلْهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ، وَاضْمُمْ إِلَيْك عَمَلَهُ. فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَدِمَ خَالِدٌ عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَشَكَاهُ، وَقَالَ: لَقَدْ شَكَوْتُكَ إِلَى المُسْلِمِيْنَ، وَبِاللهِ يَا عُمَرُ، إِنَّكَ فِي أَمْرِي غَيْرُ مُجْمِلٍ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا الثَّرَاءُ؟ قَالَ: مِنَ الأَنْفَالِ وَالسُّهْمَانِ، مَا زَادَ عَلَى السِتِّيْنَ أَلْفاً فَلَكَ، تُقَوِّمُ عرُوْضَهُ. قَالَ: فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهِ عِشْرُوْنَ أَلْفاً، فَأَدْخَلَهَا بَيْتَ المَالِ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا خَالِدُ! وَاللهِ إِنَّكَ لَكَرِيْمٌ عَلَيَّ، وَإِنَّكَ لَحَبِيْبٌ إِلَيَّ، وَلَنْ تُعَاتِبَنِي بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ عَلَى شَيْءٍ (١) . وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيْهِ: عَزَلَ عُمَرُ خَالِداً، فَلَمْ يُعْلِمْهُ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ، حَتَّى عَلِمَ مِنَ الغَيْرِ. فَقَالَ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ! مَا دَعَاكَ إِلَى أَنْ لاَ تُعْلِمَنِي؟ قَالَ: كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُرَوِّعَكَ. جُوَيْرِيَةُ بنُ أَسْمَاءَ: عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ: قَدِمَ خَالِدٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ، وَفِي عِمَامَتِهِ أَسْهُمٌ مُلَطَّخَةٌ بِالدَّمِ، فَنَهَاهُ عُمَرُ. الأَصْمَعِيُّ: عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيْرِيْنَ: أَنَّ خَالِدَ بنَ الوَلِيْدِ دَخَلَ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيْصٌ حَرِيْرٌ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: وَمَا بَأْسُهُ! قَدْ لَبِسَهُ ابْنُ عَوْفٍ (٢) .
(١) لا يصح لضعف سيف، وجهالة الرجال الدين روى عنهم. (٢) ابن عوف: هو عبد الرحمن. وخبر ترخيص النبي، ﷺ، له بلبس الحرير أخرجه أحمد ٣ / ١٢٢، ١٢٧، ١٨٠، ١٩٢، ٢٥٢، ٢٧٣، والبخاري (٢٩١٩) و (٢٩٢٠) و (٢٩٢١) و (٢٩٢٢) في الجهاد: باب الحرير في الحرب. و (٥٨٣٩) في اللباس: باب ما يرخص للرجال من الحرير =

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