Mushfiq was an advisor to Amir Saleh. When Omar bin Hubayra came to Iraq as governor, he sent for Al-Hasan and Al-Sha’bi and ordered a house for them, and they stayed in it for a month or so. Then the eunuch came to them one day and said, “The prince has entered upon you both.” So Omar came, leaning on his staff, and he greeted them. Then he sat and admired them and said, “The Commander of the Faithful, Yazid bin Abdul Malik, is writing to me. I know that in enforcing them I know that if I obey him, I disobey him, and if I disobey him, I obey God. Do you see any relief for me in my following him?” Al-Hassan said to Al-Sha’bi, “O Abu Omar, answer the prince.” Al-Sha’bi spoke with words that he wanted to preserve his face with. Ibn Hubayra said, “What do you say, Abu Sa’id?” He said, “O prince, Al-Sha’bi said, ‘What have you heard?’ He said, ‘What do you say?’ He said, ‘I say, Amr ibn Hubayra, a harsh and harsh angel of God Almighty will soon descend upon you. He will not disobe

By observing the words heard, I learned that when Omar bin Abdul Aziz assumed the caliphate, he took the fief of a large prince that had been given to him by Suleiman bin Abdul Malik and Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik. When Omar bin Abdul Aziz died and Yazid bin Abdul Malik’s guardian, the prince came to him and said to him Your brother Suleiman, the Commander of the Faithful, and Al-Walid, cut off something from me that the Commander of the Faithful, Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God be pleased with him, so I want you to return it to me. He said, “I will not do it.” He said, “And he did not.” He said, “Because the truth is in what Omar bin Abdul Aziz did.” He said, “Why is that?” He said, “Because my brothers did good to you, and you mentioned them, and I did not pray.” For them, Omar bin Abdul Aziz had wronged you, and you mentioned him, and you were satisfied with him, so you knew that Omar preferred God over his desire for you, and that Suleiman bin Abdul Malik and Al-Walid preferred

In a sermon, Saeed bin Suleiman said, “I was in Mecca, and next to me was Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Amri, and Harun Al-Rashid had performed Hajj. A person said to him, ‘O Abu Abdullah, here is the Commander of the Faithful running, and the pilgrimage has been cleared for him.’ Al-Amri said to the man, ‘May God reward you on my behalf.’” You cost me a good thing for which I was rich. Then he got up and I followed him, and Harun al-Rashid approached from al-Marwah, wanting al-Safa. He shouted to him, “O Harun,” and when he looked at him, he said, “By the way, O my life.” He said, “Rise to Safa.” When I ascended to it, he said, “Throw your back toward the House.” Harun said, “I have done so.” He said, “How many are they?” He said, “And who can count them?” He said, “How many?” People are like them. He said, “A creation that no one can count except God.” He said, “Know, O man, that each one of them asks about what is specific to himself, and you alone ask about all of them, so se