(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ
ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، يَقُولُ : وُضِعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ ، فَتَكَنَّفَهُ النَّاسُ يَدْعُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ، وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ ، فَلَمْ يَرُعْنِي إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَدْ أَخَذَ بِمَنْكِبِي مِنْ وَرَائِي ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ
عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَتَرَحَّمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا خَلَّفْتَ أَحَدًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ مِنْكَ ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَظُنُّ لَيَجْعَلَنَّكَ اللَّهُ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْكَ ، وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُكْثِرُ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ، وَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ، وَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ " ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَظُنُّ لَيَجْعَلَنَّكَ اللَّهُ مَعَهُمَا .
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the body of Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought and placed on the bier, people surrounded him from all sides, began praying for him, and even before the funeral was lifted, they started offering his funeral prayer. I was also among those people. Suddenly, a man came from behind, grabbed my shoulder, and turned my attention towards him. I saw that it was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He prayed for mercy for Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) and addressing him said, "You have not left behind anyone whose record of deeds I would prefer to meet Allah with more than yours. By Allah! I was certain that Allah would keep you with your two companions, because I often heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, 'I, Abu Bakr, and Umar went; I, Abu Bakr, and Umar entered; I, Abu Bakr, and Umar came out.' Therefore, I was sure that Allah would keep you with both of them."