36083 - Hammam said: Farqad al-Sabkhi claimed: Abu Tamima told me that Umar wrote to al-Ash'ari to wash Daniel with lotus leaves and water of sweet basil, and to pray over him, for he is a prophet who prayed to his Lord that the Muslims would bury him.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when we conquered Tustar, we saw a grave there in which the body of a man was intact. The people used to seek rain through him. Hazrat Abu Musa wrote a letter to Hazrat Umar regarding this, so Hazrat Umar replied that this is the grave of a prophet because the earth does not consume the bodies of the prophets. And bury him in such a place where no one knows except you and one of your companions. So I and Hazrat Abu Musa took the body and buried it.

Hazrat Habib bin Abi Yahya narrates that during the battle of Sus, Hazrat Khalid bin Zaid lost his eye as a martyr. We laid siege to Sus, and during this time we had to endure much hardship. The commander of the army was Hazrat Abu Musa. A man from there obtained protection for himself and his family, so Hazrat Abu Musa told him to separate himself from the enemies. He began to take his family to a safe place. Hazrat Abu Musa said to his companions that it is possible he may deceive us. Accordingly, after securing his family, he joined the enemies again to fight. Hazrat Abu Musa ordered that he be arrested and brought forward; he was brought, and he requested to give a large amount of wealth in exchange for his life, but Hazrat Abu Musa refused and had him executed.

It is narrated similarly through another chain.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I participated in the battle of Tustar with Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). One day, I missed my Fajr prayer and was not able to offer the prayer until half the day had passed. Even if I were given the whole world in exchange for that prayer, I would not be pleased.

Hazrat Abu Farqad narrates that when we conquered the market of Ahwaz under the leadership of Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), a man from the polytheists ran away. Two Muslims also ran after him. While running, one of the Muslims said to him, "Matras." Hearing this, he stopped, and they caught him and brought him to Hazrat Abu Musa. Hazrat Abu Musa was beheading the prisoners; when it was this man's turn, the Muslims who had caught him said that he had been granted protection. Hazrat Abu Musa asked, "How was he granted protection?" The man said, "He was running away, and I said to him, 'Matras,' so he stopped." Hazrat Abu Musa asked, "What does 'Matras' mean?" He replied, "It means 'Do not be afraid.'" Hazrat Abu Musa said, "This is protection. Let the man go." Therefore, the man was set free.

Hazrat Sudais Adawi narrates that we participated in the battle of Ablah with our leader. There we were victorious, then we went to Ahwaz, where there were people from Sudan and from that region. We fought a fierce battle with them and we were victorious. Many captives fell into our hands and we distributed them among ourselves. Some people received one and some received two captives. We also had intercourse with our slave women. When Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed of this, he wrote us a letter in which it was written that you have no right to take possession of these captives, release all the captives and you are not the owners of any of them. Take tribute from them according to the amount of land they possess. So, after this order came, we released all the captives. Many of the Sudanese people over whom we prevailed resembled the Arabs. They kept long beards, wore izar, and sat with their legs circled. A letter was written to Hazrat Umar about them, so he said: Bring these people close to you, and whoever among them accepts Islam, include him among the Muslims. When they mingle with the people, there will be no harshness left in them. The people of that region were stronger than them. A letter was also written to Hazrat Umar about them, and he replied: Bring them close, and whoever accepts Islam, include him among the Muslims.

Hazrat Muhallab says that we attacked the people of Manazir and gained dominance over them. They had a treaty with the Muslims. Because of this, Hazrat Umar wrote to us in a letter that whatever you have taken from them, return it, even return those women of theirs who have become pregnant.

Hazrat Abu Zar’ah bin Amr bin Jarir narrates that among the companions of Hazrat Abu Musa, there was a man who was very brave and courageous. When the Muslims obtained spoils of war, Hazrat Abu Musa did not give him his full share. He refused to accept the lesser share. Hazrat Abu Musa had him given twenty lashes and his head shaved. He gathered his hair and presented himself before Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), struck his hair on Umar’s chest, and said,“By God! If it were not for that!”Hazrat Umar said,“He speaks the truth, if it were not for Hell.”Then Hazrat Umar asked him the reason, so he told the whole story and said that Hazrat Abu Musa thinks that he will not be held accountable for this. Hazrat Umar said,“To me, establishing equality among people is better than obtaining spoils of war.”Then Hazrat Umar wrote a letter to Hazrat Abu Musa, in which, after greetings, he said,“So-and-so son of so-and-so has informed me of this, and I swear to you that if you committed this injustice to him in front of people, then sit among the people and let him take retribution, and if you did it in private, then let him take retribution in private.”People requested Hazrat Umar to forgive him. Hazrat Umar said,“I cannot set aside justice for anyone.”When the letter reached him, he sat for retribution and raised his head towards the sky, but the man said,“I have forgiven you.”

36092 - Hammad also said: So Abu Musa gave him some of his share, and Jarir also said: And I am the closest of the people (to him) (1), (he said: and he also said) (2): I have pardoned him for the sake of Allah (3).