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46 — ‘Abdullāh narrated to us, saying: Abū ‘Amr Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz ibn Abī Rizmah narrated to me, saying: Abū Bakr ibn ‘Ayyāsh informed us, from ‘Āsim, from Zirr, who said: ‘Abdullāh delivered a sermon and said:
“‘Umar’s caliphate was a victory, and his rule was a mercy. By Allah, I believe that Satan feared causing trouble lest ‘Umar put a stop to it. By Allah, had ‘Umar loved a dog, I would have loved that dog.”
٤٦ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ قَالَ: أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ قَالَ: خَطَبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَتْ خِلَافَتُهُ فَتْحًا، وَإِمَارَتُهُ رَحْمَةً، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي أَظُنُّ أَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ يَفْرَقُ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ حَدَثًا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَهُ عَلَيْهِ عُمَرُ، وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ عُمَرَ أَحَبَّ كَلْبًا لَأَحْبَبْتُ ذَلِكَ الْكَلْبَ.