Sayyiduna Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqaas رضي الله عنه reports that Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه sought permission from the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم to visit him while some women of Quraysh were there talking to him and raising their voices above his. When Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه asked for permission to come in, they got up and hurriedly hid behind the curtain.
The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم gave him permission and smiled. Thereupon Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه said: "O Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم, may Allaah keep you happy all your life." Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "I wonder at those women who were just with me; no sooner did they hear your voice than they immediately hid behind the curtain!" Thereupon Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه said: "O Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم, they ought to fear you more."
Then Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه, addressing the women, said: "O you enemies of yourselves, do you fear me, and fear not the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم?" They answered: "Yes, you are harsh and strict as compared to the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم."
Thereupon, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if Shaytaan would encounter you in the way, he would certainly take a different path from that of yours." (al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Ummul Mu'mineen Hadrat 'Aa'isha Siddeeqa bint as-Siddeeq رضي الله عنهما said: "I brought the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم some khazirah (boiled pieces of meat to which flour is added). I told Sawdah رضي الله عنها , while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seated between us, 'Have some.' She refused my offer. I said, 'Either you eat or I will smear your face with it.' Yet she still refused it. So, I dipped my hand in the khazirah and stained her face. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم laughed and said to Sawdah رضي الله عنها, 'Stain her face as well.' The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم laughed.
'Umar رضي الله عنه passed by and called out, 'O Allaah's slave, O Allaah's slave!' The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم thought he was going to come in, so he said, 'Get up and wash your faces.'"
Hadrat 'Aa'isha رضي الله عنها said, "I have always feared 'Umar رضي الله عنه, as the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم revered him." (Reported by Abu Ya'la)
Sayyiduna 'Umar's (رضي الله عنه) Insight During The Expedition Of Tabook
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra رضي الله عنه narrates: "We accompanied the Prophet in an expedition (towards Tabook). People's provisions were almost depleted, and the situation became so critical that they (the men of the army) decided to slaughter some of their camels.
Upon this, 'Umar رضي الله عنه said: 'Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم, I wish you would pool together what has been left of the provisions with the people and then invoke the blessings of Allaah سبحانه و تعالى upon them.' He (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) did that accordingly. Each, hence, fetched whatever provisions he had left with him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invoked the blessings of Allaah سبحانه و تعالى upon them (the provisions). There was such a miraculous increase in the stocks that people replenished their provisions fully.
At that point, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: 'I testify that there is no god but Allaah, and that I am His Messenger. Whoever of Allaah's servants meets Him without entertaining any doubt about these (two fundamentals) would surely be admitted to Paradise.'" (al-Bukhari)
Sayyiduna 'Umar's رضي الله عنه Utter Devotion In Worship
Despite the fact that Ameerul Mu'mineen 'Umar رضي الله عنه had to shoulder the burden of an entire nation, never did he forget for a second about his worship, which he regarded as the indispensable provision along his journey to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى.
Abu Qatada رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq رضي الله عنه: "When do you observe the Witr prayer?" He replied: "I observe the Witr prayer in the early hours of the night." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Sayyiduna 'Umar al-Farooq رضي الله عنه: "When do you observe the Witr prayer?" He replied: "During the late hours of the night." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said to Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه: "You are careful about it"; and he said to 'Umar رضي الله عنه: "You have performed it with vitality." (Abu Dawood)
Aslam رحمه الله mentions that Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه used to stay up late praying for as long as he wished, but in the latter part of the night, he would call out on his household urgingly, "Rise to pray! Rise to pray!" He would then recite the following verse:
"And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein."(20:132)
Sayyiduna al-Husayn رضي الله عنه narrates: 'Uthmaan Ibn Abu-l 'Aas رضي الله عنه married one of 'Umar's رضي الله عنه widows and said: "I swear by Allaah it is not because I am interested in money or offspring that I have married her, but because I would like her to tell me how 'Umar used to spend his nights." (at-Tabaraani)
al-Haafidh Ibn Katheer رحمه الله said: 'Umar رضي الله عنه would lead people in the 'Ishaa' prayer, then go home and pray till dawn. [Seeratul Khulafaa ar-Rashideen]
Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه once said to Mu'awiya Ibn Khudri رضي الله عنه: "Should I sleep in the morning, I would ruin my subjects. And should I sleep at night, I would ruin myself. How will I ever get to sleep with those two burdens resting on my shoulders, Mu'awiya?" (Ahmad)
Upon kissing the black stone (al-Hajr al-Aswad), Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه said: "I surely know that you are merely a stone incapable of inflicting harm or bringing good. Had I not seen the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم kiss you, I would never have done so." [al-Bukhari]
In his Fath, al-Hafidh رحمه الله quotes at-Tabari رحمه الله as saying: "The reason why 'Umar رضي الله عنه said that was because people had only recently abandoned idolatry. So he was worried that some people might think that kissing the Black Stone was a token of glorification of some stones, as used to be the custom in the Pre-Islamic era. Hence, 'Umar رضي الله عنه meant people to understand that he was only following the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, in so doing.
al-Haafidh رحمه الله then proceeds: 'Umar's رضي الله عنه words reveal his total submission to the Lord, as well as his close adherence to Islamic rules, whose wisdom has not been revealed. He also illustrates the golden rule of following the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in whatever he does, even if the significance of it is not clear. (Fathul Bari)
Naafi' رحمه الله reports: People used to head for the tree under which the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم conducted the Pledge to pray there. When 'Umar رضي الله عنه learned of that, he ordered it to be cut down. [Seeratul Khulafaa ar-Rashideen]
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