Umar Bin Khattab and Mrs. Stone Cookers

An era in leadership Umar, Abu Year there. Arab society, experienced a period of severe drought. Rain no longer fell. Trees dry out, there are countless animals killed brutally. Beachhead almost blackened ground like ashes.

 Desperate whack everywhere. At that Omar the leader showing true personality of the real leaders. Careful attention to the state of the people. His responsibilities run wholeheartedly. Every day he instructed his agents to slaughter a camel-camel pieces and distribute the announcement to all the people. Droves of people come to eat. The more poignant heart. At that time, the anxiety became increasingly bold. With a trembling heart, tongue kelunya said, "O Allah, do not let people see the destruction at the hands of Muhammad's."

 Umar taboo to eat meat, cumin oil, and milk for her own belly. Nothing, he was worried the food for its people reduced. He, the brave, just eat a bit of bread with olive oil. As a result, his stomach felt hot and the assistants he said "Reduce oil heat with fire". Oil was cooked, but her belly growing hot and loud sounds. If it is so, beating his stomach with his fingers and said, "Berkeronconglah as you please, and you will still find oil, until my people can live full and fair."

 Almost every night Umar ibn Khattab traveled secretly. Accompanied by one of his friends, he went out of the village. This he did to know the lives of its people. Umar worry if their rights are not fulfilled by the government officials.

 That night was, with Aslam, Caliph Umar was in a remote village. The village was in the middle of a deserted wasteland. When the Caliph was aghast. From a tent that has torn, heard a little girl crying prolonged. Umar ibn Khattab and hurried toward the tent Aslam, who knows the occupants needed help urgently.

 After the close, Umar saw a middle aged woman menjerangkan pot on the stove. Smoke steaming from the pot, while the mother kept the pot stirring with a long wooden spoon.

 "Hello," Umar greeting.

 Umar heard the greetings, mother's head as he answered greetings mendongakan Umar. But after that, he returned to his work stirring the pot.

 "Who is crying in it?" Said Umar.

 With a little no matter, she replied, "My son ...."

 "Is he sick?"

 "No," replied the mother again. "He was hungry."

 Omar and Aslam stunned. They were still sitting in front of the tent for more than an hour. The little girl was still crying. While she continues to fill the pot stirring.

 Umar could not help wondering, what is being cooked by the old lady? It had been so long but not too ripe. Unable to stand, finally Umar said, "What are you cooking, my mother? Why not also carefully cooking it? "

 Mom turned around and said, "Well, you see for yourself!"

 Umar Aslam and immediately looked into the pot. What a surprise when they see what is in the pot. While still staring in disbelief, Umar shouted, "Are you cooking stone?"

 She replied with a nod."Why?"In a low voice, her voice answer back Umar, "I cook these stones to entertain my son. This is the evil Caliph Umar ibn Khattab. He would not look down, do not need the people are met. Look at me. I'm a widow. Since the morning, me and my son had not eaten anything. So I sent my son was fasting, iftar with expectations when we got fortune. But it did not. After dusk arrived, the food has not been there too. My son had to sleep with an empty stomach. I collect small stones, put it in a pot and filled water. Then the stones kumasak to deceive my son, hoping he will sleep soundly until morning. Apparently not. Perhaps because of hunger, he intermittently up and crying for food. "Mom was silent for a moment. Then he continued, "But what is my power? It was Umar bin Khattab did not deserve to be a leader. He was unable to ensure the needs of its people. "Hearing the narrative of the mother like that, Aslam would reprimand her. But Umar was prevented. With tears in his eyes he got up and took a quick Aslam returned to Medina. Without a break again, Umar soon carry grain on his back, to be given to that miserable old widow.

 Since Umar bin Khattab visible fatigue, Aslam said, "O Commander of the Faithful, let me carry my sack ...."With a bright red face, Umar replied Sebat, "Aslam, do jerumuskan me into hell. You will take my burden is, do you think you'll want to carry this burden on my shoulder later in the Day of Judgment? "

 Aslam bowed. He still stood motionless, when the Caliph struggled Umar bin Khattab fought carry sacks of grain headed to the women and children who are starving. When I arrived at her place later Caliph Umar tersebutk put sacks of grain and a few liters of oil into the ground cumin, then cook. When the wheat is ripe Caliph Umar asked his mother to wake her.

 "Bangunkanlah kids to eat."

 Children who are hungry are up and ate greedily. The child went back to sleep with a full stomach already.

 "She said, thank you, may God reward your deeds with multiple reward."

 Before leaving the caliph Umar said to the woman to come to see the Caliph Umar bin Khattab ra, as the Caliph would give his right as a recipient of state benefits.

 The next day the woman went to the city of Medina to meet the Caliph Umar bin Khattab ra, and when the woman met with the caliph Umar, how shocked she was, that the Caliph Umar was a memanggulkan and cook oats last night.

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