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When Ameerul Mu-mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) set out to conquer Baytul Muqaddas, he spent time with the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) in Syria. The commanders of the army would invite him to their homes, and he would accept their invitations out of respect for them. However, the only commander who had not invited him was Sayyiduna Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Jarraah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).

Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) eventually said to him, “Every commander of the army has invited me to his home except you.” Sayyiduna Abu ‘Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “O Ameerul Mu-mineen! If I invite you (to my home and you visit me), I fear that it will bring tears to your eyes.”

When Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) entered his home, he saw that Sayyiduna Abu ‘Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) possessed nothing besides a few pieces of dry bread, a water bag, a sword, a shield, a saddle bag and a […]