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Solomon’s well, but his bucket broke loose, so he descended into the well to retrieve it. While searching for it, he came upon a tree and plucked a leaf from it. The leaf was not from any tree of this world. He then went to Ibn al-Khattāb, may Allah be pleased with him, who said, “I testify that this is indeed true. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say:
‘Someone from this nation will enter Paradise before his death.’”
ʿUmar took the leaf and placed it between the covers of the Quran.
جب سليمان فانقطع دلوه، فنزل الجب ليخرجه فبينما هو يطلبه إذ هو بشجرة فتناول منها ورقة فإذا هي ليست من شجرة الدنيا فأتي ابن الخطاب ﵁ قال: أشهد أن هذا هو الحق سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول:) يدخل من هذه الأمة قبل موته الجنة (فأخذ عمر الورقة فجعلها بين دفتي المصحف.