Part 26

At-Tarmidhi also reports ~Uqbah Ibn ~Amir to have said, "Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘If there be a Prophet after me, that would be “Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab.' "

Ibn “Umar narrates, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ' ‘Umar will be the "bright moon" among the residents of Paradise.’ “ (Reported by Al-Bazzaar.)

Anas Ibn Malik and ~ Ali Ibn Abu Taalib, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrate that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Abu Bakr and * Umar: "Those two will be the chiefs of the old men in Paradise, both from old and modern times, excluding messengers and prophets... Do not tell them of that, “Ali.” (Reported by AtTarmidhi.)

*Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, is reported to have said, “ Satan fears ~ Umar." (Reported by Ibn ~ Aasaakir.)

Ibn ~Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrates, "Gabriel came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, ‘Give “Umar Allah's greetings and tell him that his rage (when Allah is disobeyed) only boosts Islam, and his satisfaction (with something said or done) asserts that it is correct.’ " (Reported by At-Tabarani.)

Ibn ~Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with them both,

further reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Every angel in heaven reveres “Umar, and every devil on earth fears him." (Reported by Ibn ~ Aasaakir.)

Al-Fadl, Ibn ~ Abbaas reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "After my decease, the truth shall be with “Umar wherever he may be." (Reported by At-Tabarani and Ad-Delmeyy.)

Abu Sa*id Al-Khudryy reports that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Whoever hates “Umar, hates me and whoever loves ‘Umar, loves me. Allah boasts of people on the eve of “Arafaat in general and of “Umar in particular, Whenever Allah sent a prophet to a nation, he had a spokesman among his people. If there is one among my nation, he is ~Umar." He was asked, "Who is a spokesman, Allah's Messenger? He answered, "He is the mouthpiece of the angels." (Reported by At-Tabarani.)

It is reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings the upon him, saw ~Umar dressed in a garment (in another narration, a white raiment), so he asked him, "/s your garment new or washed?" ~Umar answered, "It is washed." The Prophet returned, "Wear new clothes, live praised (by people) all your life, and die as a martyr." (Reported by Ahmad and * Abdur-Raziq.) -

Anas Ibn Malik narrates: "The Prophet ascended the mountain of Uhud accompanied by Abu Bakr, ~Umar and >Uthmaan. The mountain shook beneath them. The Prophet hit it with his foot and said, 'O Uhud ! Be firm, for on you there is none but a Prophet, a Siddeeq and a martyr (i.e. and two martyrs).' " (Reported by Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawood and AtTarmidhi.)

Abu Hurayrah recounts that the Prophet said, "While a

man was riding a cow, it turned and said to him, ‘J have not been created for this purpose {i.e. carrying loads), I have been created for ploughing.’ " The Prophet added, "I, Abu Bakr and “Umar believe the story." The Prophet went on, "A wolf caught a sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be no shepherd for it except me?' " Having narrated the story, the Prophet said, "I, Abu Bakr and ~Umar too believe it." Abu Salama (a sub-narrator) said, "Abu Bakr and “Umar were not present then." ( Reported by Ahmad, Al-Bukhari, Moslem and An-Nasaa’i.)

Ibn “Umar, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The most merciful of my nation to my nation is Abu Bakr andthe firmest in Abiding by Allah's commands is “Umar...” (— Reported by Ahmad, At-Tarmidhi and AnNasaa’i.)

“Umar was second to none but Abu Bakr in closeness to and approval from the Prophet. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "J have two inhabitants from the inhabitants of heaven and two ministers from the inhabitants of earth. The former are Jibreel (Gabriel) and Mika'eel, and the latter are Abu Bakr and ~Umar." It is related that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Those two are like my ears and eyes;" he meant Abu Bakr and *Umar. (Reported by AtTarmidhi and Al-Hakim.)

The Prophet also said, "J do not know how much longer I shall live. So follow those who will outlive me: Abu Bakr and “Umar.” (Reported by At-Tarmidhi.)

The Prophet's Companions and Early Muslims Speak of Umar:

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said, "No man is dearer to me than * Umar." (Reported by Ibn ~ Aasaakir.)

Having fallen ill, Abu Bakr was asked, "What would you say to Allah, having appointed * Umar as your successor?" He answered, "I would say, | appointed the very best of the people as their ruler." (Reported by Ibn Sa*d.)

“Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "If we are to mention the righteous, ‘Umar is surely first on the list. There was never any doubt that he was the voice of wisdom." (Reported by At-Tabarani.)

Ibn *~Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Ever since the demise of Allah's Messenger, I have not seen anyone firmer in faith or more generous than Umar.” (Reported by Ibn Sa*d.)

Ibn Mas‘ ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "If *Umar's knowledge was placed in one of the scales of the balance and the knowledge of all the people in the other, his would outweigh theirs. He was believed to possess nine tenths of knowledge." (Reported by At-Tabarani and Al-Hakim.)

Hudhayfah mentions, "Never have I known aman to fear no one in Abiding by Allah's laws except ~ Umar."

Mu‘awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, states, "Life offered Abu Bakr no temptations and he never sought worldly pleasures either, whereas life did offer *Umar temptations, yet he never yielded to them. We, on the other hand, have been soaked in worldly temptations." (Reported by Az-Zubayr Ibn Bakkaar.)

Ibn Mas*ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, " “Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab outdid people in four things; when he

thought the captives of the Badr battle should be killed, then Allah revealed His words:

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"Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah" (AlAnfaal: 68) Concerning the veil, he ordered the Prophet's wives to stay in their houses. So Zaynab told him, 'O Ibn AlKhattaab, would you force us to obey your orders when Allah's revelation comes down in our homes?’ Then Allah revealed the following verse:

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"And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want," (AlAhzab: 53)

Thirdly, he did when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed, "O Allah, strengthen Islam with “Umar.” Finally, “Umar outdid people on account of his opinion of Abu Bakr, for he was the first to pledge allegiance to him." (Reported by Ahamd, Al-Bazzaar and At-Tabarani.)

Mujahid reports: "We were told that the devils were shackled during ~Umar's caliphate. They were not released until he was stabbed."

Instances When the Divine Revelation Concorded with ~Umar's View:

Those instances are generally believed to amount to twenty. Mujahid states: "“Umar's views were confirmed by the Quran." Ibn ~“Umar is reported to have said, "Whenever

people held a certain view about something and * Umar held another, the Quran was revealed to confirm his view."

“Umar is narrated to have said: "My Lord agreed with me in three things: Firstly, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger, I wish we took the Station of Abraham as our praying place (for some of our prayers).' So came the Divine Inspiration:

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"And take ye the Station of Abraham as a place of prayer." (Al-Bagarah: 125)

Secondly, as regards the verse of the veiling of women, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from men because good and bad people talk to them.’ So the verse of the veiling of women was revealed. Thirdly, once the Prophet's wives united against him, I told them:

"It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange Consorts better than you," So this verse (the same as I had said) was revealed." (At-Tahreem: 5). (Reported by Al Bukhari and Moslem in their two authentic books.)

Similarly, Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, reports that ‘Umar said: "My Lord concorded with (my judgments) on three occasions. In the case of the Station of Abraham, in the case of the observance of the veil and in the case of the captives of Badr." (Reported by Moslem.) This Hadith therefore reveals a fourth instance.

According to AnNawawi's At-Tahdheeb, the Quran confirmed ~Umar's opinion concerning the captives of Badr, the veil, Abraham's Station, and the prohibition of wine. We hence learn of a fifth incident. ~ Umar is reported to have said, "O Allah, show us an indisputable evidence concerning wine." Allah thereupon prohibited it.

As for the sixth incident, Anas reports: “ ~ Umar said, ‘Allah's revelation concorded with my view as regards four things: when the following verse was revealed:

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"Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay)" (AlMu'minun: 12) I said, 'So blessed be Allah, the Best to create! So Allah revealed:

"So blessed be Allah, the Best to create!" (Al-Mu'minun: 14) (Reported by Ibn Abu Hatim.)

Seventhly, ~Umar stated: "When * Abdullaah Ibn 'Ubayy died, the Prophet was called to lead the prayer at his funeral. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, got up. I stood up right in front of him to stop him, saying, 'O Allah's Messenger, will you pray at the funeral of Allah’s enemy, Ibn ‘Ubayy, who once said so and so?' I swear that it was only shortly afterwards that Allah sent down His words:

"Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies." (AtTawbah: 84)" ~Umar's Miracles:

Ibn “Umar, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, is reported to have said: "* Umar sent out an army, at the helm of which was a man called Saariyah. While * Umar was delivering a sermon, he called out three times, 'O Saariyah, seek the protection of the mount!’ When the messenger of the army arrived, ‘Umar asked him about the battle. The messenger answered: 'O Commander of the faithful, we were about to be defeated. At that point, we heard a voice call out three times, 'O Saariyah, seek the protection of the mount!’ So we assumed our positions in front of the mountain and Allah granted us victory. “Umar was told, "You really did cry so, though the mountain Saariyah was stationed by was at Nahawand, in the land of non-Muslims.'" (Reported by Al-Baihaqi and Abu Na*eem.)