Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 2926 — Sayyiduna Umar performed Hajj in the year 16

It is narrated from Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj in the year 16 AH, the "Year of al-Ramadah" (the year of famine). When he was between al-Suqya and al-Arj in the depth of the night, a rider appeared before him on the road and called out: "O people of the caravan! Is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) among you?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Woe to you, are you in your right mind?" He said: "It is my mind that has driven me to you. Has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away?" The people said: "Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away." So the man began to weep, and the people wept too. Then he asked: "Who took charge of the affair (the caliphate) after him (peace and blessings be upon him)?" The people told him: "Ibn Abi Quhafah (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him)." He said: "The upright man of Banu Taym?" They said: "Yes." He asked: "Is he among you?" They said: "He too has passed away." So he supplicated, and the people supplicated too. Then he asked: "Who became the ruler after him?" It was said: "Umar bin al-Khattab (Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him)." He said: "The ruddy-complexioned man of Banu Adi?" They said: "Yes, and he is the one speaking to you." He said: "Then why did you pass over the fair-skinned man of Banu Umayyah (Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him) or the broad-browed man of Banu Hashim (Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him)?" They said: "That (decision) has already been made; now tell us your need." He said: "I met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I am Abu Aqil al-Ju'ayli. At Radhat Ju'ayl I accepted Islam, gave the pledge of allegiance, and drank a draught of sawiq (barley gruel) with him (peace and blessings be upon him); he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank the first part of it and gave me the last part to drink. By Allah! From then until this very day, whenever I am hungry I feel the fullness of it, whenever I am thirsty I find its coolness, and whenever I am parched I am quenched by it. Then I took my wife and my daughters and went to live on the top of this white mountain. There I pray five prayers every day and night, fast one month in the year, and offer sacrifice in the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah; this is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me. Then this year came, and by Allah! we had nothing left but one goat, which a wolf attacked last night; it ate part of it and we ate part of it. So help, help!" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Help has come to you; join us in the morning at the water." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went on until he reached the water, and he stopped there and waited for him, even delaying the departure for his sake, but he did not come. So he called the keeper of the water and said: "Abu Aqil al-Ju'ayli has with him his three daughters and his wife. When he comes to you, spend on him and on his family until I pass by you on my return, if Allah wills." When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had completed his Hajj and returned, he called the keeper of the water and asked: "What happened to Abu Aqil?" He said: "He came to me the day after you spoke to me, and he had a fever. He remained ill with me for a few nights and then died, and that is his grave there." On hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to his companions and said: "Allah Almighty was not pleased that he should be afflicted by your trials." Then he stood among the people and led his funeral prayer, and he took his daughters and his wife under his care and bore their expenses.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Abu Aqil except with this chain; Marrar is alone in narrating it."