Umar on Ummah: Best nation must adhere to its conditions

Qatadah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw some people with bad form during the Hajj pilgrimage, and he recited this verse, “You are the best nation produced for humanity. You enjoin good, you forbid evil, and you believe in Allah,” (3:110). Then, Umar said, “O people, whoever is pleased to be part of this nation, let him fulfill the conditions of Allah for it!”

Source: Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī 3:110

عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فِي حَجَّةٍ حَجَّهَا وَرَأَى مِنَ النَّاسِ رِعَةً سَيِّئَةً فَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْ تِلْكِ الْأُمَّةِ فَلْيُؤَدِّ شَرْطَ اللَّهِ مِنْهَا

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