I -saww ordered Abu Bakr that he should travel to the people...

I -saww ordered Abu Bakr that he should travel to the people of the valley of Al-Yaabas, and he should present Al-Islam to them, and call them towards Allah -azwj . So if they respond to him (fine) or else stop them. و إنه سار إليهم، و خرج إليه منهم مائتا رجل، فلما سمع كلامهم و ما استقبلوه به انتفخ سحره ، و دخله الرعب منهم، و ترك قولي، و لم يطع أمري And he travelled to them, and a hundred of their men came out to him.

But when he heard their speech, and what they would be facing him with, he was filled with fear and cowardice, and he was in awe of them, and he ignored my -saww words, and did not obey my -saww command.

و إن جبرئيل (عليه السلام) جاء من عند الله أن أبعث إليهم عمر مكانه في أصحابه في أربعة آلاف فارس، فسر يا عمر على اسم الله، و لا تعمل ما عمل أبو بكر أخوك، فإنه قد عصى الله و عصاني، و أمره بما أمر به أبا بكر And Jibraeel -as has come from the Presence of Allah -azwj that I -saww should send Umar in his place among his companions among four thousand horsemen.

Therefore go, O Umar, in the Name of Allah -azwj , and do not act as your brother Abu Bakr had acted, for he has disobeyed Allah -azwj and disobeyed me, and I -saww hereby order you with what I -saww had ordered Abu Bakr with’.

فخرج عمر و المهاجرين و الأنصار الذين كانوا مع أبي بكر يقصد في سيره حتى شارف القوم و كان قريبا منهم بحيث يراهم و يرونه، فخرج إليهم مائتا رجل، فقالوا له و لأصحابه مثل مقالتهم لأبي بكر Umar went out with the Emigrants and the Helpers who were with Abu Bakr, journeying along the same path until he came to the people and was close enough to them so he could see them and they could see him. A Hundred men came out to him and said to him and his companions similar to what they had said to Abu Bakr.

فانصرف و انصرف‏ الناس معه، و كاد أن يطير قلبه مما رأى من عدة القوم و جمعهم، و رجع يهرب منهم، فنزل جبرئيل (عليه السلام) فأخبر رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله) بما صنع عمر، و أنه قد انصرف و انصرف المسلمون معه He left, and the people left with him. His heart had almost flown out of him when he saw their huge numbers and what (weaponry) they had with them, and he returned fleeing from them.

Jibraeel -as descended and informed the Rasool-Allah -saww of what Umar had done, and that he had left, and the Muslims had left with him. فصعد النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) المنبر، فحمد الله و أثنى عليه، و أخبرهم بما صنع عمر و ما كان منه، و أنه قد انصرف [و انصرف‏] المسلمون معه مخالفا لأمري، عاصيا لقولي، فقدم عليه فأخبره بمثل ما أخبر به صاحبه Rasool Allah -saww ascended the Pulpit.