Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) continues to bring hadiths indicating patience and restraining anger. He mentioned this hadith narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and him) from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the Commander of the Faithful, the second man in this Islamic Ummah after its Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Bakr was the first caliph, and 'Umar was the second caliph (may Allah be pleased with him). He was famous for justice among the subjects and for humility toward the truth, to the extent that a woman might remind him of a verse from the Book of Allah, and he would stop at it and not go beyond it. : This is a word of reproach and blame. : Look at how a man speaks to this caliph, who is famous for justice, with such words, even though 'Umar, as Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: : The reciters from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were his companions, whether they were old men, middle-aged, or young. He consulted them and brought them close. And thus it should be for every prince or caliph that his companions be righteous, because if he is provided with companions who are not righteous, he will perish and cause the Ummah to perish. And if Allah makes it easy for him to have righteous companions, Allah will benefit the Ummah through him. So it is obligatory for the one in authority to choose from among his companions those who possess knowledge and faith.
And the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the reciters among them, were the people of knowledge, because they did not go beyond ten verses until they learned them and the knowledge and practice contained in them. When the man said this to 'Umar: : He (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry until he was about to strike him, meaning to hit him or attack him. But al-Harith ibn Qays, the nephew of 'Uyaynah ibn Husayn, said to him: يا أمير المؤمنين إن الله تعالى قال لنبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم : خذ العفو وأمر بالعرف وأعرض عن الجاهلين ، وإن هذا من الجاهلين ، فوقف عندها عمر ولم يتجاوزها ، لأنه كان وقافا عند كتاب الله O Commander of the Faithful, indeed Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Take what is forgiven, enjoin what is known, and turn away from the ignorant." And this man is among the ignorant. So 'Umar stopped at it and did not go beyond it, because he was one who stopped at the Book of Allah : (May Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction). He stopped; he did not attack the man or hit him when this verse was recited to him. And look at the etiquette of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding the Book of Allah; they do not go beyond it. When it was said to them, "This is the word of Allah," they stopped, no matter what. So His saying, the Exalted: means: Take what is forgiven by people and what is easy, and do not seek all of your right, because it will not be obtained for you. So take from them what is forgiven and easy. means: Enjoin what the Shari'ah has made known and what people have made known, and do not enjoin what is wrong or other than what is known, because matters are of three categories: what is wrong, which must be forbidden; what is known, which must be enjoined; and what is neither this nor that, about which one should remain silent. But by way of advice, a person should not say anything except what contains good, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . And as for His saying: Ignorance has two meanings: one is the lack of knowledge of a thing, and the second is foolishness and overstepping. From this is the saying of the pre-Islamic poet:
"Let no one be ignorant toward us, *** So that we may be more ignorant than the ignorance of the ignorant ones" :
Meaning, let no one be foolish and overstep toward us so that we become more severe than he is. But this is pre-Islamic poetry. As for Islamic etiquette, Allah the Exalted says: . Subhan Allah! A person who has enmity with you and has wronged you, repel him with that which is better. And if you repel with that which is better, immediately the reward and recompense comes to you: meaning: a close friend, to the utmost degree of friendship and closeness. Who says this? It is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, the Turner of hearts. There is no heart among the hearts of the children of Adam but that it is between two fingers of the fingers of the Most Merciful, Mighty and Majestic.