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1727 – ʿAbdullah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; ʿAbd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Malik, who said: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz asked a man, “Who is the leader of your people?” He replied, “I am.” ʿUmar said, “If you truly were, you would not have claimed it.”
١٧٢٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ لِرَجُلٍ: " مَنْ سَيِّدُ قَوْمِكَ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا قَالَ: «لَوْ كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ لَمْ تَقُلْهُ»