Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 371
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ قَبِيصَةَ بْنَ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ، وَلاَ يُغْفَرُ مَنْ لاَ يَغْفِرُ، وَلاَ يُعْفَ عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَعْفُ، وَلاَ يُوقَّ مَنْ لا يَتَوَقَّ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qabisa ibn Jabir said that he heard ‘Umar say: Whoever shows no mercy will receive no mercy; whoever does not forgive will not be forgiven; whoever does not pardon will not be pardoned; and whoever does not take precautions will not be protected.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report contains four parallel clauses. The last verb is from a root meaning to be wary or take precautions; the translation preserves that sense.