Omar Ibn Al-Khattab
Lineage of Omar bin Al-Khattab
Al-Faruq Abu Hafs, Umar ibn al-Khattab ibn Nufail ibn Abd al-Uzza al-Qurashi al-Adawi, was born thirteen years after the year of the elephant, 40 years before the Hijrah. The war occurred between them or between them and others
He became the great companion, the brave, the firm, the wise, the just, the owner of the conquests, and the first to be called the Commander of the Faithful
Islam Omar bin Al-Khattab
He embraced Islam in the sixth year of the honorable prophetic mission. Al-Khabab bin Al-Aratt was teaching the Qur’an to Fatimah bint Al-Khattab and her husband, Saeed bin Zaid, when Umar bin Al-Khattab surprised them, wielding his sword, which he went out with to settle his account with Islam and its Messenger, but he had hardly recited the Qur’an written in the newspaper until he shouted. Blessed: Show me Muhammad
Khabab heard Omar’s words, so he came out of his hiding place and shouted: “O Omar, by God, I hope that God has singled you out with the call of His Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, because yesterday I heard him say: O God, support Islam with the most beloved of the two men to you, Abi Al-Hakam bin Hisham and Umar bin Al-Khattab.” Omar immediately asked him: “And where can I find Messenger now, Khabab? Khabab replied: At Safa in the house of Al-Arqam
Omar passed to his great destiny, and in the house of Al-Arqam, the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, came out to him, and he took hold of his garment and the sword’s handles, and said: Are you not finished, O Omar, until God brings you down from disgrace and punishment what was sent down to Al-Waleed bin Al-Mughirah? Oh God, this is Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, O God, honor the religion with Omar Ibn Al-Khattab. Omar said: I bear witness that you are the Messenger of God
With his conversion to Islam, Islam appeared in Mecca, when he said to the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and the Muslims in Dar al-Arqam: “By Him who sent you with the truth, you will go out, and we will go out with you.” And the Muslims went out with Omar and entered the Sacred Mosque and prayed around the Kaaba without the Quraysh dared to object or prevent them. right and wrong
tongue of truth
He is one of the ten who were given the glad tidings of Paradise, and among the scholars of the Companions and their ascetics. God placed the truth on his tongue, as the Qur’an was revealed in agreement with his opinion. Ali bin Abi Talib says: We used to see that in the Qur’an there are words from his words and an opinion from his opinion, as Abdullah bin Omar said: What An order descended upon the people, and they said about it, and Omar said, except that the Qur’an was revealed according to what Omar said
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Indeed, among the nations before you there were modernizers, so if there is anyone in my nation, then it is Omar.” Zakaria bin Abi added Zaida on the authority of Saad on the authority of Abu Salamah on the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “There were among those who were before you from the Children of Israel men who spoke without being Prophets, and if there is any of them among my nation, then Umar
Right power
He was strong in the truth and did not fear the blame of the blamer. Umar ibn al-Khattab sought permission from the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and he had women from the Quraysh who spoke to him and asked him more, their voices were louder than his voice. When Omar asked permission Ibn Al-Khattab, who hastened to veil, so the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, permitted him, so Omar and the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, entered laughing. Omar said: “May God make you laugh, O Messenger of God.” The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “I am amazed at these women who were with me. When they heard your voice, they hastened to veil.” Omar said: “You are more deserving of being insulted, O Messenger of God.
” Then Omar said: “O enemies of their own selves, insult me, and do not insult the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him.” The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “O Ibn Al-Khattab, by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, Satan would never meet you in a way but he would take a different way than yours”
As part of his courage and prestige, he announced to the ears of the Quraysh that he was an emigrant while the Muslims were secretly leaving, and he challenged them. He who wanted his mother to be bereaved, his son to be orphaned, and his wife to be widowed, let him meet me beyond this valley. No one dared stand in his face
Omar in the hadiths of the Prophet
It was narrated on the authority of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, many hadiths that show the merits of Umar ibn al-Khattab, including
“God, Glory be to Him, placed the truth on Omar’s tongue and heart”
“The truth after me is with Umar wherever he was”
“If there was a prophet after me, it would be Umar ibn al-Khattab”
“Satan has not met Omar since he embraced Islam except that he fell to his face”
“There is no angel in the sky who does not honor Omar, and there is no devil on earth who does not separate from Omar”
The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “You saw me entering Paradise, so I was at Al-Rumaisa, the wife of Abu Talha, and I heard fear in front of me, so I said: Who is this, Gabriel? He said: This is Bilal, and I saw a white palace with a maid in its yard, so I said: Whose palace is this? They said: For Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, so I wanted to enter him and look at him, so I mentioned your jealousy. True talk
The Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “While I was sleeping, a cup of milk was brought to me, and I drank from it until I could see the watering running down my fingernails. Then I gave my surplus to Umar ibn al-Khattab.” He said: “Knowledge”
The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “While I was sleeping, I saw people showing shirts to me, some of which reached the breast and some that reached lower than that. . He said: “Religion”
Omar's succession
Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, desired a strong personality capable of assuming responsibility after him, and his opinion turned towards Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, so he consulted a number of companions, Muhajireen and Ansar, and they praised him well. Among what Othman bin Affan said: “O God, teach him that his secret is better than his public, and that he We do not have the same.” And based on that advice and out of concern for the unity of Muslims and taking care of their interests
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq recommended the succession of Omar after him, and explained the reason for his choice, saying: “Oh God, I only wanted to reform them, and I feared sedition for them, so I did what you know about them, and I worked hard for them to have an opinion, so I appointed them the best and the strongest over them.
” Then he took the general pledge of allegiance to him in the mosque, when he addressed the Muslims, saying: “Would you be satisfied with whom I appointed as caliph over you?” By God, I have not been given the effort of opinion, and I have not been appointed to my kin, and I have appointed Omar Ibn Al-Khattab as successor, so listen to him and obey.” The Muslims replied: “We hear and obey.” They pledged allegiance to him in the year 13 AH
Achievements of Omar bin Al-Khattab
His caliphate lasted ten years during which many important achievements were accomplished. This is why Ibn Masoud, may God be pleased with him, described him and said: “Umar’s conversion to Islam was a conquest, his emigration was a victory, and his Imamate was a mercy. Until they left us and we prayed”
He was the first to gather the people for the night prayer in the month of Ramadan in the year (14 AH), and the first to write the history of the migration in the month of Rabi` al-Awwal in the year (16 AH), and the first to work hard, inspecting his flock at night while he was the one who set the tax, just as he determined the cities He summoned the judges, wrote down the bureaus, imposed the gifts, performed ten consecutive pilgrimages with the people, and performed the pilgrimages with the Mothers of the Believers in the last pilgrimage, and demolished the Prophet’s Mosque, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and added to it.
The pebbles are in the Prophet’s Mosque, and when people raised their heads from prostration, they shook their hands, so Umar ordered the pebbles to be brought from the agate, and they were laid out in the Prophet’s Mosque - may God bless him and grant him peace. The people of Najran and sent them down to Kufa
Islamic expansions
In his caliphate, God conquered Damascus, then al-Qadisiyah, until the conquest ended in Homs, Jalawla, al-Raqqa, al-Rahha, Harran, Ras al-Ain, al-Khabour, Nusaybin, Ashkelon, Tripoli, and what follows from the coast, Bayt al-Maqdis, Baysan, Yarmouk, al-Jabiyah, al-Ahwaz, the Berbers, and the Burullus. Dora Omar is more fearful than the sword of pilgrims »
Omar's prestige and humility
Umar, may God be pleased with him, attained such prestige that people left sitting in the courtyards, and if the boys saw him playing they would flee, although he was neither tyrannical nor arrogant, but his condition after the mandate was the same as it was before it, rather his humility increased, and he walked alone without guards or Hijab, and he was not deceived by the matter, and grace did not overtake him
The martyrdom of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab and his burial
Omar, may God be pleased with him, wished for martyrdom for the sake of God and prayed to his Lord to obtain its honor: “Oh God, grant me a martyrdom for your sake and make my death in the country of your messenger.” And one day, while he was performing the dawn prayer in the mosque, Abu Lulu’ah al-Majusi stabbed him several times in the back, which led to his martyrdom on Wednesday night for three days. The remaining nights of Dhu al-Hijjah in the twenty-third year of the Hijrah
Before Faten's death, Umar ibn al-Khattab had sent his son Abdullah to Aisha, may God be pleased with them, asking her permission to be buried with his two companions, the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and Abu Bakr. His two companions are in the honorable room of the Prophet, which is now in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina