Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/303)

[Surah al-Nisā’: 20]

He then said, “A woman was right, and a man was wrong.” (1)

Likewise, he would consult Uthmān and others, although he was more knowledgeable than all of them. When a person of great learning consults someone less knowledgeable on certain matters, this does not (2) detract from his being more knowledgeable. Moses learned three matters from al-Khidr, and Solomon learned the news of Bilqīs from the hoopoe.

Some of the Companions would offer the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—advice on certain matters (3). Umar engaged the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in discussion more frequently than any other Companion, and the Quran was revealed in agreement with his views on several occasions: concerning the veil, the captives of Badr, taking Abraham’s station as a place of prayer, and His words:

“It may be that his Lord, if he divorces you,”

as well as other matters. Such concurrence and exchanges were found with neither (4) Uthmān nor Alī.

In al-Tirmidhī:

“Had I not been sent among you, Umar would have been sent among you.” (5)

“And if there were a prophet after me, it would be Umar.” (6)

(1) This report was discussed earlier. (2) (n), (s): wa-lam (“and did not”). (3) The phrase fī ba‘d al-umūr (“in certain matters”) is omitted from (n), (s). (4) lā (“not”): omitted from (s), (b). (5) This hadith was cited earlier. (6) This hadith was cited earlier.

[سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ: ٢٠] فَقَالَ: امْرَأَةٌ أَصَابَتْ وَرَجُلٌ أَخْطَأَ (١) . وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ وَغَيْرِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ كُلِّهِمْ. وَصَاحِبُ الْعِلْمِ الْعَظِيمِ إِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَهُ فِي بَعْضِ الْأُمُورِ، لَمْ (٢) يَقْدَحْ هَذَا فِي كَوْنِهِ أَعْلَمَ مِنْهُ، فَقَدْ تَعَلَّمَ مُوسَى مِنَ الْخَضِرِ ثَلَاثَ مَسَائِلَ، وَتَعَلَّمَ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنَ الْهُدْهُدِ خَبَرَ بِلْقِيسَ. وَكَانَ الصَّحَابَةُ فِيهِمْ مَنْ يُشِيرُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ الْأُمُورِ (٣) ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ أَكْثَرَ الصَّحَابَةِ مُرَاجَعَةً لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ بِمُوَافَقَتِهِ فِي مَوَاضِعَ: كَالْحِجَابِ، وَأُسَارَى بَدْرٍ، وَاتِّخَاذِ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى، وَقَوْلِهِ: {عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ} ، وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ. وَهَذِهِ الْمُوَافَقَةُ وَالْمُرَاجَعَةُ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَا (٤) لِعُثْمَانَ وَلَا لِعَلِيٍّ. وَفِي التِّرْمِذِيِّ: " «لَوْ لَمْ أُبْعَثْ فِيكُمْ لَبُعِثَ فِيكُمْ عُمَرُ» " (٥) ، " «وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ لَكَانَ عُمَرَ» " (٦) .

(١) سَبَقَ الْكَلَامُ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَثَرِ فِيمَا مَضَى (٢) ن، س: وَلَمْ (٣) عِبَارَةُ " فِي بَعْضِ الْأُمُورِ ": سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (س) (٤) لَا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) (٥) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى (٦) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى