Part 2

Prayer in congregation, he would stay awake the whole night in Prayer." Naafi`: "Ibn `Umar would not fast on a journey, and he would hardly ever refrain from fasting when resident." From `Aasim: That Marwaan said to Ibn `Umar-after the death of Yazeed: „Give us your hand so that we may give you the pledge of allegiance [i.e. as Khaleefah], since you are the noblest of the Arabs, and son of the noblest of them.‟ He said: "Then what would I do with the people of the east?" He said: „We will fight them until they pledge allegiance to you.‟ He said: "By Allaah, I would not like to rule for seventy years if it meant that a single man had been killed on my behalf." `Ubaydullaah: from Naafi`, who said: „Ibn `Umar never became pleased with any of his property except that he gave it away. Once when he was riding upon his camel he became impressed with it, so he said: „Ikh, Ikh‟ [a word said to make the camel kneel down] and caused it to sit, and said: "O Naafi`- take the saddle off" and he covered it with a cloth, adorned it, and made it an animal for sacrifice." ‟1 Burd ibn Sinaan: from Naafi` who said: "Ibn `Umar would distribute thirty thousand dirhaams in a single sitting (in charity), then a month would come upon him when he would not taste a piece of meat." `Umar ibn Muhammad al-`Umaree: from Naafi` who said: "Ibn `Umar did not die until he had freed a thousand slaves, or more." 1 [*see Aayah 92 of surah Aali-`Imraan] www.alitisaambissunnah.wordpress.com Naafi`: That al-Mukhtaar ibn Abee `Ubayd used to send some money to Ibn `Umar and he would accept it and say: "I do not ask anyone for anything, and I do not reject that which Allaah provides me with." Maalik said: " The imaam of the people with us, after Zayd ibn Thaabit , was `Abdullaah ibn `Umar. He remained for sixty years giving religious verdicts to the people. " Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir said: "Pledge of allegiance was given to Yazeed, so Ibn `Umar said when he heard: "If it is good we are pleased, and if it is a trial we will have patience." al-Hasan said: „ When there occurred what happened in the time of the „Fitnah‟(Discord) they came to Ibn `Umar and said: „You are the most noble of the people, son of the most noble of them, and the people are pleased with yougo out and we will give you the pledge of allegiance. So he said: "No, by Allaah, a cupping-jar of blood will not be shed on my behalf, nor anything with a soul." adh-Dhahabee said: "It almost happened that pledge of allegiance was given to him that day, despite the presence of the like of the Imaam `Alee and Sa`d ibn Abee Waqqaas, and if he had been given pledge of allegiance no one would have disagreed-but Allaah protected him and chose what was better for him." Naafi` said: „It was said to Ibn `Umar-radiyallaahu ta`aalaa `anhuin the time of Ibn az-Zubayr and the Khawaarij, and the Khashabiyyah2: „Do you pray with these and with those-when they fight each other?‟ He said: "Whoever says: „Come to the Prayer‟-then I will respond to him, and whoever says: „Come to prosperity‟- then I will respond to him‟- and whoever says: „Come and kill your brother Muslim and take his wealth‟, then I say no." 2 Followers of al-Mukhtaar ibn Abee `Ubayd www.alitisaambissunnah.wordpress.com He died at the age of eighty five in Makkah, at the end of 73H, after performing Hajj, radiyallaahu `anhu. He had sixteen children from two wives and four slave-girls.