the way to his destination, the cloth that was hanging on his shoulder
fell off while he was occupied in reciting the Qur'an. Omar [ra] did
not notice this until someone drew his attention to it after he had
left the place where the cloth had fallen. Omar [ra] dismounted the
horse andasked the man to guard it.He returned on foot to that place
and brought back his cloth. Upon returning to the work horse, the man
who brought this cloth to Omar's attention asked him two questions.
The first was why he returned on foot instead of riding the horse.
Omar'sreply was that because the horse was not his, andits lease
contract did not include that he would return on it if his dress
felloff in way; So, he feared itwould be dishonesty if he returned on
back of the mare. Then the man asked him the second question, "Why
didn't youorder me to bring it to you while you stay on horseback at
your place?" Omar replied, "Have I got any authority over you to order
you to perform any of my own business?" MashaAllah. These are the
actions of Omar ibn al Khattab [ra], the second khalifah of the Muslim
Ummah.
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