Uyayna bin Hisn bin Hudhayfa bin Badr came to Madinah and stayed with his nephew Hurr bin Qays bin Hisn, who was among the small circle of men whom Umar kept close to him. The reciters were the ones who made up Umar's assembly and his council of advisers, whether they were older men or young.Uyayna said to his nephew, "Nephew, do you have any standing with this commander? Could you ask his permission for me to see him?"Hurr replied, "I will ask his permission for you."Ibn Abbas said, so he sought permission for Uyayna. When Uyayna entered, he said, "Son of Khattab, by Allah, you neither give us generously nor judge between us with justice."Umar became so angry that he was about to strike him, but Hurr said, "Commander of the Believers, Allah Almighty said to His Prophet ﷺ, 'Take what is given freely, enjoin what is right, and turn away from the ignorant' [Araf 7:199], and this man is one of the ignorant."By Allah, once Hurr had recited it to him, Umar did not go a step beyond it, for he always halted at the Book of Allah.
قدم عيينة بن حصن بن حذيفة بن بدر، فنزل على ابن أخيه الحر بن قيس بن حصن، وكان من النفر الذين يدنيهم عمر، وكان القراء أصحاب مجلس عمر ومشاورته، كهولا كانوا أو شبانا، فقال عيينة لابن أخيه يا ابن أخي! هل لك وجه عند هذا الأمير، فتستأذن لى عليه قال: سأستأذن لك عليه. قال ابن عباس: فاستأذن لعيينة. فلما دخل قال: يا ابن الخطاب والله ما تعطينا الجزل، وما تحكم بيننا بالعدل. فغضب عمر حتى هم بأن يقع به، فقال الحر: يا أمير المؤمنين! إن الله تعالى قال لنبيه ﷺ: {خذ العفو وامر بالعرف واعرض عن الجهلين} وإن هذا من الجاهلين. فوالله ما جاوزها عمر حين تلاها عليه، وكان وقافا عند كتاب الله.