Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8814 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ عَنْ رَقَبَةَ بْنِ مَصْقَلَةَ الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ «لَقَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ عُمَرَ حَتَّى لَقَدْ خِفْتُ اللهَ وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ كَلْبًا يُحِبُّ عُمَرَ لَأَحْبَبْتُهُ وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ خَادِمًا لِعُمَرَ ؓ وَلَقَدْ وَجَدَ فَقْدَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى الْعِضَاهَ وَإِنَّ هِجْرَتَهُ كَانَتْ نَصْرًا وَإِنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ رَحْمَةً»
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: 'I loved Umar so much that I feared Allah for it. If I knew a dog that loved Umar, I would love it. I wished I were a servant to Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. Everything felt his loss, even the thorny trees. His emigration was a victory and his authority was a mercy.'