Super Parse

Raja 'bin Hayat (a sincere minister of Umar bin Abdul Aziz) told me, "I was with Umar bin Abdul Aziz when he was ruler of Medina. He sent me to buy clothes for him. Then I bought clothes for five hundred dirhams. When he saw it, he commented, "This is good, but unfortunately it's cheap." And when he became a caliph, he once sent me to buy clothes for him. Then I bought clothes for him for five dirhams. When he saw the clothes, he commented. ‘This is good, it's just expensive." Raja 'continues his story, "When I heard these words, I burst into tears. Then Umar asked, "What makes you cry, O King?" I replied, "I remember your clothes a few years ago and your comment about the clothes." Then Umar revealed the secrets of the matter to Raja 'bin Hayat. He said, 'O King'! Really, I have an ambitious soul. If I have managed to realize something, surely I want something on it again. I had the desire to marry my uncle's...

The following is the advice of al-Hasan al-Basri to Umar bin Abdul Aziz, one of the pious caliphs of the Umayyads. Al-Hasan advised him about the nature of the world, because it could be someone who is pious even when he holds the highest authority and he needs advice that reminds him. Moreover, the position held by Umar was a very large position, because he was one of the kings who held the largest area in the world. The temptation, ambition, slander of the world, and the desire to enjoy it can appear at that time. Al-Hasan al-Basri wrote a letter to Umar bin Abdul Aziz, the contents of the letter explaining the nature of the world. The text of the letter is as follows: Amma ba'du ... O Amirul Mukminin, actually the world is a stopover house and the displacement is not a permanent residence. Adam was revealed to the world from heaven as a punishment for it, so be careful. Indeed, those who desire the world will abandon it, the rich people in the world are poor people (compared to ...

Among the virtues of Sulaimana bin Abdul Malik is that he is pleased to receive advice from a fiqh expert, Raja 'bin Haiwah al-Kindi, who proposed when Sulaiman was sick and eventually died, to appoint Umar bin Abdul Aziz as his successor. Finally, Sulaiman established a will which did not give any gap to the devil at all (Ashr ad-Daulatain al-Umawiyah wa al-Abbasiyah, p. 37). Ibn Sirin said, "May Allah bless Sulaiman, he began his Caliphate by reviving prayer and ending it by appointing Umar bin Abdul Aziz as his successor." The Caliph of Solomon died in 99H, Umar bin Abdul Aziz pronounced his body, written in his stamp, "I have faith in Allah with sincerity." (Siyar A'lam Nubala, 5: 11-12). There are several histories about the appointment of Umar bin Abdul Aziz as caliph. Among these narrations are those narrated by Ibn Sa'ad in the Thabaqat of Suhail bin Abu Suhail, he said, I heard King 'bin Haiwah said, "On Friday, Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik...