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7275. Narrated Abū Wā'il: I sat with (1) (Ch.2) Al-Muttaqūn : means pious and righteous persons who fear Allāh much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allāh much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained). Shaiba in this mosque (Al-Masjid-al-Harām), and he said, " 'Umar once sat beside me here as you are now sitting, and said, 'I feel like distributing all the gold and silver that are in it (i.e., the Ka'bah) among the Muslims.' I said, 'You cannot do that.' 'Umar asked, 'Why?' I said, 'Your two (previous) companions (the Prophet ﷺ and Abū Bakr) did not do it.' 'Umar said, 'They are the two persons whom one must follow.' " [See Vol. 2, Hadith No. 1594]
