he said charity given to the beggar by the people and the effort of the poor in which there is no harm or harm. he said which statement is just? he said the statement of the truth with the one who fears and hopes. he said which of the believers is the most intelligent? he said a man who acts in obedience to allah the most high and reminds the people of it. he said which of the believers is the most wicked? he said a man who made a mistake in his passion which he loved and he is unjust he sold his afterlife for the worldly life of another. solomon said what do you say about what we are in? he said o commander of the faithful will you excuse me? he said no but advice you are receiving. to me he said o commander of the faithful your fathers subjugated the people with the sword and took this kingdom by force without consulting the muslims or obtaining anyones consent until they were killed and they were killed in a great way. they have already departed so if you knew what they said and what was said to them. a man from among his companions said to him what a bad thing you said! abu hazim said god almighty took a covenant from the scholars to make it clear to the people and not to conceal it. he said how can we correct this corruption? he said take it from its rightful place and put it in its rightful place. he said pray for me. abu hazim said o allah if solomon is your friend then make him easy for the good of this world and the hereafter. and if he is your enemy then take him by the forelock to what you love and are pleased with. so solomon said advise me. he said i advise you and be brief. the greatness of your lord and his transcendence is that he sees you where he forbade you or misses you where he commanded you. it was narrated on the authority of abu qilabah that he entered upon umar ibn abd alaziz and he said to him o abu qilabah advise me. he said o commander of the faithful from the time of adam may god bless him and grant him peace until this day there has not remained a caliph other than you. he said to him tell me more. he said you are the first caliph to die. he said tell me more. he said if god is with you whom do you fear? and if he is against you whom do you hope for? he said that is enough for me.
قال صدقة على السائل الناس وجهد المقل ليس فيها من ولا أذى قال فأي القول اعدل قال قول الحق عند من يخاف ويرجو قال فأي المؤمنين أكيس قال رجل عمل بطاعة الله تعالى وذكر الناس عليها قال فأي المؤمنين أفسق قال رجل أخطأ في هوى أحبه وهو ظالم باع آخرته بدنيا غيره قال سليمان فما تقول فيما نحن فيه فقال يا أمير المؤمنين أو تعفيني قال لا ولكن نصيحة تلقيها إلي قال يا امير المؤمنين إن آباءك قهروا الناس بالسيف وأخذوا هذا الملك عنوة من غير مشورة من المسلمين ولا رضا أحد حتى قتلوا وقد قتلوا قتلة عظيمة وقد ارتحلوا فلو شعرت ما قالوا وما قيل لهم فقال له رجل من جلسائه بئس ما قلت قال أبو حازم إن الله تعالى أخذ الميثاق على العلماء ليبيننه للناس ولا يكتمونه فقال كيف لنا أن نصلح هذا الفساد فقال أن تأخذه من حله وتضعه في حقه فقال ادع لي قال أبو حازم اللهم إن كان سليمان وليك فيسره لخير الدنيا والآخرة وإن كان عدوك فخذ بناصيته إلى ما تحب وترضى فقال سليمان أوصني قال أوصيك وأوجز عظم ربك ونزهه أن يراك حيث نهاك أو يفقدك حيث أمرك وقد حكى عن أبي قلابة أنه دخل على عمر بن عبد العزيز فقال له يا أبا قلابة عظني فقال يا أمير المؤمنين إنه لم يبق من لدن آدم صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى يومنا هذا خليفة غيرك قال له زدني قال أنت أول خليفة يموت قال زدني قال إذا كان الله معك فمن تخاف وإذا كان عليك فمن ترجو قال حسبي