Hadith #294
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي نَهْشَلٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَضَلَ النَّاسَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ بِأَرْبَعٍ بِذِكْرِ الْأَسْرَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزّ
َ وَجَلَّ { لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ } وَبِذِكْرِهِ الْحِجَابَ أَمَرَ نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَحْتَجِبْنَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ زَيْنَبُ وَإِنَّكَ عَلَيْنَا يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ } وَبِدَعْوَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْ الْإِسْلَامَ بِعُمَرَ وَبِرَأْيِهِ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَ أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ بَايَعَهُ
Isnad Chain
هاشم بن القاسم
المسعودي
أبي نهشل
أبو وائل
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Hashim ibn al-Qasim, from al-Mas'udi, from Abu Nahshal, from Abu Wa'il — that 'Abdullah said: ''Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) surpassed the people in four things: his opinion regarding the prisoners of Badr — he commanded their killing, and Allah (عز وجل) revealed: "Were it not for a prior decree from Allah, a great punishment would have touched you for what you took" [8:68]; his opinion regarding the hijab — he commanded the wives of the Prophet ﷺ to observe it, and Zaynab said to him: "Are you overstepping into our affairs, O ibn al-Khattab, when revelation descends in our houses?" — and Allah (عز وجل) revealed: "And when you ask them for something, ask them from behind a curtain [hijab]" [33:53]; the Prophet ﷺ's supplication for him: "O Allah, strengthen Islam with 'Umar"; and his opinion regarding Abu Bakr — he was the first of the people to pledge allegiance to him.\'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 294
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4132
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40522