Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Yahya bin Abdur Rahman bin Hatib and other elders narrate that before his martyrdom, Hazrat Umar saw in a dream that a rooster pecked him between his navel and chest. Hazrat Asma bint Umais was an expert in dream interpretation. When she heard this dream, she said, "Tell him to make his will." I do not know whether this interpretation reached him or not. A few days later, Abu Lu’lu’, the slave of Mughirah bin Shu’bah, came to Hazrat Umar, and Hazrat Umar asked, "What do you do?" He replied, "I make mills." Hazrat Umar said, "Then you are not very numerous, because here no one else does this work. Will you make a mill for me?" He said, "I will make such a mill for you that its fame will spread throughout the world."

2. Then Hazrat Umar set out for Hajj. When he arrived, he lay down at the place of Rami Jamar and placed his sheet under his head. He looked at the moon and was very pleased with its beauty and symmetry. Upon this, he said, "In the beginning, it appears weak, then Allah Almighty keeps increasing and growing it until it becomes full and reaches the height of beauty. Then it starts to decrease until it becomes as it was before. The condition of all creation is the same." Then he raised his hands and prayed, "O Allah! My subjects have become very numerous and have spread far and wide, so call me back to You without weakness or neglect."

3. Then Hazrat Umar returned to Madinah, and it was mentioned before him that a Muslim woman had died at the place of Baida. She was lying on the ground, and people were passing by her. No one shrouded or buried her until Hazrat Kulayb bin Bukayr Laithi passed by her and stayed with her until he shrouded and buried her. This was mentioned before Hazrat Umar, so he asked, "Which Muslims passed by her?" People replied, "Among those who passed by her was Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)." So he called Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said, "Woe to you! You passed by a Muslim woman who had fallen on the ground on the way, and you did not shroud or bury her. Why?" He replied, "I did not know about her, nor did anyone mention her to me." Hazrat Umar said, "I fear that you may be devoid of goodness." Then Hazrat Umar asked, "Who shrouded and buried this woman?" People replied, "Kulayb bin Bukayr Laithi did." He said, "By Allah! Kulayb is worthy of receiving goodness."

4. Then Hazrat Umar went out to wake people for the morning prayer, and he met Abu Lu’lu’, the disbeliever, who struck him three times between his navel and chest. He also struck Hazrat Kulayb bin Bukayr and killed him. People raised their voices, and a man threw a large sheet over Abu Lu’lu’. Hazrat Umar was carried to his house, and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf led the people in prayer. Hazrat Umar was told, "Prayer!" So he prayed in that condition while blood was flowing from his wounds. He said, "The one who does not pray has no share in Islam." Thus, he performed the prayer while his blood was dripping. Then people came to Hazrat Umar and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! You have no wounds, and surely we hope that Allah will keep your blessings for us and grant you respite for another time or for another good deed."

5. Then Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to Hazrat Umar... Hazrat Umar loved Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)... Hazrat Umar said, "See who has killed me." So Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) went out and then returned and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Rejoice, for your killer is Abu Lu’lu’, the Magian, the slave of Mughirah bin Shu’bah." Upon this, Hazrat Umar said "Allahu Akbar" so loudly that his voice reached outside the door. Then Hazrat Umar said, "All praise is due to Allah, who did not make my killer a Muslim man, so that on the Day of Judgment he would not dispute with me over a prostration that he made only for Allah." Then Hazrat Umar turned to the people and said, "Is this man from your people?" The people said, "Allah forbid! We would prefer to sacrifice our fathers for you and add to your life from our own lives. You have no..."