277 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Hārūn b. ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Sayyār narrated to us; he said: Jaʿfar narrated to us; he said: Mālik b. Dīnār narrated:

“When ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz assumed the caliphate, the shepherds grazing their flocks on the mountain peaks said, ‘Who is this righteous caliph who has been placed over the people?’ They were asked, ‘And how did you come to know that?’ They replied, ‘Whenever a righteous caliph rises to power, the lions and the wolves leave the sheep unharmed.’”