Umar Bin Abdul Aziz Weeps When Advised by His People

There was a citizen who gave advice to Umar bin Abdul Aziz.
Umar bin Abdul Aziz was one of the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty. He became ruler from 717 AD-720 AD.

Even though he only led briefly, Umar bin Abdul Aziz was known as a leader who really put his trust in Allah. He succeeded in making the people living under the auspices of the Umayyad dynasty prosperous.

Even though the progress achieved by the caliphate during his leadership, Umar bin Abdul Aziz was open to people who wanted to advise him. As narrated in a story, a man came to Umar and said,

"O Amirul Mukminin, when you are in front of me, remember your position on the day of reckoning, when you could not avoid Allah's reckoning even though so many of His creatures were fighting before Him. When you met Him without the slightest belief in having charity pious. When you don't feel safe from His punishment."

Umar replied, "What, try to repeat what you said earlier?"

The man repeated it and Umar cried and said softly, "Repeat what you said again."

Ada seorang warga yang memberi nasihat kepada Umar bin Abdul Aziz.
Umar bin Abdul Aziz adalah salah satu khalifah dari dinasti Umayyah. Ia menjadi penguasa dari tahun 717 M-720 M.

Meski hanya sebentar memimpin, Umar bin Abdul Aziz dikenal sebagai pemimpin yang sangat bertawakal kepada Allah. Ia berhasil menyejahterakan rakyat yang hidup di bawah naungan Dinasti Bani Umayyah.

Meskipun kemajuan yang dicapai kekhalifahan pada masa kepemimpinannya, Umar bin Abdul Aziz terbuka bagi orang-orang yang mau menasihatinya. Sebagaimana diriwayatkan dalam sebuah kisah, seorang laki-laki mendatangi Umar dan berkata,

“Wahai Amirul Mukminin, ketika kamu berada di depanku, ingatlah posisimu pada hari perhitungan, ketika kamu tidak dapat menghindari hisab Allah meskipun begitu banyak makhluk-Nya berperang di hadapan-Nya. Ketika kamu bertemu dengan-Nya tanpa sedikit pun keyakinan beramal salih. Ketika kamu merasa tidak aman dari azab-Nya.”

Umar menjawab, "Apa, coba ulangi apa yang kamu katakan tadi?"

Pria itu mengulanginya dan Umar menangis dan berkata dengan lembut, "Ulangi apa yang kamu katakan lagi."