Al-Mu'jam al-Saghir

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I agreed with my Lord in three matters. One, I said: O Messenger of Allah! If only we took the Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: «وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى» (Al-Baqarah: 125) "Take the Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer." The second matter was, I said: If only you (O Messenger of Allah) would have your wives observe veiling, because both good and bad people come to you, so Allah Almighty revealed the verse of veiling: «وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ» (Al-Ahzab: 53) "And when you ask them for anything, ask them from behind a curtain." The third matter was, I said: Execute the prisoners of Badr, but you (O Messenger of Allah) consulted your companions and they advised taking ransom, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: «مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَىٰ حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ» (Al-Anfal: 67) "It is not for a Prophet to have captives until he has thoroughly slaughtered in the land."