ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﻮﻟﻰ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺨﻼﻓﺔ
ﻗﺎﻡ ﺑﺘﻌﻴﻴﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻄﺎﺏ ﻗﺎﺿﻴﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ,
ﻓﻤﻜﺚ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺳﻨﺔ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﺘﺢ ﺟﻠﺴﺔ
ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺨﺘﺼﻢ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺍﺛﻨﺎﻥ,
ﻓﻄﻠﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺇﻋﻔﺎﺀﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﺀ,
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ:
ﺃﻣﻦ ﻣﺸﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﺀ ﺗﻄﻠﺐ ﺍﻹﻋﻔﺎﺀ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻤﺮ؟
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﻻ ﻳﺎ ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﺣﺎﺟﺔ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻗﻮﻡ
ﻣﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ,
ﻋﺮﻑ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻖ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻳﻄﻠﺐ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻨﻪ,
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺍﺟﺐ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻳُﻘﺼِّﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺩﺍﺋﻪ,
ﺃﺣﺐ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻷﺧﻴﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺤﺐ ﻟﻨﻔﺴﻪ ..
ﺇﺫﺍ ﻏﺎﺏ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﺗﻔﻘﺪﻭﻩ,
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺮﺽ ﻋﺎﺩﻭﻩ,
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﻓﺘﻘﺮ ﺃﻋﺎﻧﻮﻩ,
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺣﺘﺎﺝ ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻭﻩ,
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﻭﺍﺳﻮﻩ ..
ﺩﻳﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺼﻴﺤﺔ ,
ﻭﺧﻠﻘﻬﻢ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻬﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻜﺮ ,..
ﻓﻔﻴﻢ ﻳﺨﺘﺼﻤﻮﻥ؟
ﻓﻔﻴﻢ ﻳﺨﺘﺼﻤﻮﻥ؟