174 - Shujāʿ b. al-Ashras narrated to us: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Abī Salama narrated to us, from Muḥammad b. al-Munkadir, from Jābir b. ʿAbd Allāh, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said: "I saw myself entering Paradise, and I saw a white palace with a maiden in its courtyard. I said: 'For whom is this palace?' They said: 'For ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb.' I wanted to enter it and look at it, but I remembered your protective jealousy (ghayra)." So ʿUmar said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of God, would I be jealous over you?"
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