Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ وَأَبُو نَصْرِ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ قَالَا أنبأ أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ نُجَيْدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَرَأَ السَّجْدَةَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَنَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى فَتَهَيَّئُوا لِلسُّجُودِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ عَلَى رِسْلِكُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهَا عَلَيْنَا إِلَّا أَنْ نَشَاءَ فَقَرَأَهَا وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ وَمَنَعَهُمْ أَنْ يَسْجُدُوا قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَقِيلَ لِعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الرَّجُلُ يَسْمَعُ السَّجْدَةَ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ لَهَا قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ قَعَدَ لَهَا كَأَنَّهُ لَا يُوجِبُهُ عَلَيْهِ
English Translation
Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited a prostration verse while on the pulpit on Friday. He came down and prostrated, and they prostrated with him. Then he recited on the following Friday, and they prepared to prostrate. So Umar said: Take it easy! Allah the Exalted did not prescribe it upon us unless we wish. So he recited it and did not prostrate, and he prevented them from prostrating. Al-Bukhari said: And Imran ibn Husayn was told about a man who hears the prostration verse but has not sat down for it. He said: What if he had sat down for it? - as if he does not consider it obligatory upon him.