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2201 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Abu Maʿmar narrated to me; from Ibn ʿUyaynah, who said: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz said to Tawus, “Put your request before the Commander of the Believers”—that is, Sulayman ibn ʿAbd al-Malik. Tawus replied, “I have no need of him.” It was as though ʿUmar found this surprising.
٢٢٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ لِطَاوُسٍ ارْفَعْ حَاجَتَكَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَعْنِي إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، فَقَالَ طَاوُسٌ: مَالِي إِلَيْهِ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ: وَكَأَنَّهُ عَجِبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ "