Bahz bin Hakim

Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was the son of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and one of the most prolific and scrupulous hadith narrators among all the companions. He embraced Islam as a child alongside his father before the Hijra, and his entire life was devoted to emulating the Prophet's Sunnah in the most minute detail. He would follow the Prophet's footsteps so literally that if the Prophet had dismounted to pray at a certain tree or spot on a journey, Ibn Umar would do the same on future journeys. He narrated approximately 2,630 hadiths covering every dimension of Islamic life — prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, trade, family law, and conduct. He was one of the Mukthirun, the small group of companions who narrated the most hadiths. He refused to give legal opinions based on personal reasoning when he could find a narration, making him one of the most hadith-focused of all companion jurists. He lived until approximately 73–74 AH, being one of the last surviving major companions, and his longevity ensured that generations of Tabi'in scholars could learn from him directly. This entry is a variant listing of the same companion.