the speech in my dream and i saw him after twelve years as if he had washed himself and wrapped himself in a loincloth so i said o commander of the faithful how did you find god almighty? he said o abu abdullah how long has it been since i left you? i said twelve years? he said i have been in the reckoning until now and my inner self almost slipped had i not found a merciful lord. this is the state of omar and he did not own anything of this world except a pearl so let him take heed.
الخطاب في منامي فرأيته بعد اثنى عشرة سنة كانما اغتسل واشتمل بالازار فقلت يا أمير المؤمين كيف وجدت الله تعالى قال يا أبا عبد الله كم منذ فارقتكم قلت منذ اثنتى عشرة سنه قال كنت في الحساب الى الآن ولقد كادت تزل سريرتي لولا اني وجدت ربا رحيما فهذه حال عمر ولم يملك من الدنيا سوى درة فليعتبر به