أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ :" إِنَّمَا يُفْتِي النَّاسَ أَحَدُ ثَلَاثَةٍ : رَجُلٌ عَلِمَ نَاسِخَ الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ مَنْسُوخِهِ "، قَالُوا : وَمَنْ ذَاكَ؟، قَالَ : " عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ : وَأَمِيرٌ لَا يَجِدُ بُدًّا، أَوْ أَحْمَقُ مُتَكَلِّفٌ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ : فَلَسْتُ بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْ هَذَيْنِ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ الثَّالِثَ

Abdullah bin Saeed told us, Abu Usama told us, on the authority of Hisham bin Hassan, on the authority of Muhammad, on the authority of Abu Ubaidah bin Hudhayfah, he said Hudhayfah, may God be pleased with him, said: “Only three people give fatwas to the people: a man who knows who abrogates the Qur’an from the abrogated.” They said: Who is that? He said: “Umar.” Ibn Al-Khattab said: “A prince who finds no need, or an arrogant fool.” Then Muhammad said: “I am not one of these two, and I hope I will never be.” the third