Hadith #9Ungraded
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَهُ ابْنُهُ عَامِرٌ فَقَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ أَفِي الْفِتْنَةِ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ رَأْسًا لَا وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أُعْطَى سَيْفًا إِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِهِ مُؤْمِنًا نَبَا عَنْهُ وَإِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِهِ كَافِرًا قَتَلَهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُحِبُّ الْغَنِيَّ الْخَفِيَّ التَّقِيَّ
It was narrated from Umar ibn Sa'd, from his father, who said: His son Amir came to him, and Sa'd said: 'O my son, do you command me to be a leader in this tribulation? No, by Allah, not until I am given a sword: if I strike a believer with it, it bounces off; and if I strike a disbeliever with it, it kills him. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Indeed, Allah loves the servant who is pious, self-sufficient, and hidden [from fame].'