Daily Archives: July 21, 2010

These were the Leaders of Faith!

During the caliphate of Umar bin al-Khattab, Sa`id ibn `Amir was the governor of Hims, a city in ash-Shaam. When Umar (RA) visited Hims to see how things were going there, he was met by a large group of people who began to complain to him about Sa`id.They found fault with him in four matters.First, they said, he would not come out to them until mid-morning. Second, he would refuse to answer any caller during the night. Third, once a month, he would stay away from the people. And fourth, once in a while, Sa`id would faint and lose consciousness for no apparent reason. The Leader of the Believers asked Sa`id to respond to their complaints. In regard Read more ...