Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44634

Abu Sa’id, the client of Banu Hashim, told us. Al-Haytham bin Rafi’ al-Tatri, Basri, told us. Abu Yahya, a man from the people of Mecca, told us. On the authority of Farrukh, a servant of Uthman, that Omar, may God be pleased with him, while he was the Commander of the Faithful at that time, went out to the mosque and saw food scattered. He said, “What is this food?” They said, “Food that was brought to us.” He said, “May God bless it and whoever brought it.” It was said, “O Commander of the Faithful, for it has been monopolized.” He said, “And who?” He monopolized it. They said: Farrukh was the client of Othman and so-and-so was the client of Omar. So he sent to them and summoned them and said, “What made you monopolize it?” Food of Muslims. They said, O Commander of the Faithful, we buy with our money and sell. Omar said, I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: Whoever monopolizes The Muslims are responsible for their food. God struck him with bankruptcy or leprosy. Then Farrukh said at that time, O Commander of the Faithful. I promise God and I promise you that I will never eat food again. As for Omar’s servant, he said, “We only buy with our money and sell.” Abu Yahya said, “We have I saw Mawla Omar, a leper