Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Grant Islam dominance through Umar bin Khattab."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If there were to be a prophet after me, it would have been Umar."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I saw in a dream that I entered Paradise, and suddenly my gaze fell upon Rumaisa, the wife of Abu Talha, and I heard the sound of someone moving from the front side. I said: 'Jibril! Who is this?' He said: 'This is Bilal.' Then I saw a white palace, and there was also a girl in its courtyard. I asked: 'Whose palace is this?' He replied: 'This is Umar ibn Khattab's.' I wanted to enter it and look inside, but Umar! I remembered your sense of honor." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, could I ever have a sense of honor over you?"

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I entered Paradise and suddenly saw a palace made of gold. I asked: Whose palace is this? They said: It belongs to a young man from the Quraysh. I thought it would be mine (because I am from the Quraysh). Anyway, I asked: Who is this Qurayshi? They said: It is ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "‘Umar! If it were not for your sense of honor and modesty, I would have surely entered it." Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Could I ever feel any sense of honor against you?"

Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif narrates from a companion of the Messenger of Allah that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was sleeping, when suddenly I saw that people were being presented before me in such a state that they were wearing shirts; some people's shirts reached their chests, some were lower than that. Then Umar was presented, and his shirt was (so long that) it was trailing." The companions asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is the interpretation of this dream? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(The shirts represent) religion."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Bakr and Umar are the leaders of the elderly people who will enter Paradise from the first and the last (of mankind)." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, Sayyiduna Abu Juhaifah, Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hantab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: "These are (for my Ummah) its ears and its eyes."

Abdullah bin Buraidah narrates from his father that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a military expedition, a black slave-girl came to him and said: "I had vowed that if Allah returned you victorious, I would beat the drum before you." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you have made a vow, then do so (beat the drum), otherwise do not." She began to beat the drum. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and she continued beating it. Other companions came, and she remained in that state. But when Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, she hid the drum under herself and put on her veil. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Umar! Satan is afraid of you. I and these people were sitting here (and she was beating the drum), but when you entered, she did like this and this."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I (in a dream) was drawing water from a well. Abu Bakr came to me, took the bucket, and drew one or two buckets of water, but there was some weakness in his drawing, and Allah will forgive him. Then Umar ibn al-Khattab took the bucket from Abu Bakr's hand, and it became a very large bucket. I have not seen such a strong and capable man working in such a manner. He drew so much water that the people watered their camels and stayed by the water." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, and Sayyiduna Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with them).

Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me and said: “Mother! I am the richest man among the Quraysh, and I am afraid that this abundance of wealth may destroy me.” She said: “My son! Spend (in charity), because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘Some of my companions are such that after my separation, they will not meet me.’” He left from there and met Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), (and narrated this hadith to him). Sayyiduna Umar came to Lady Umm Salamah and said: “By Allah! Am I also among them?” She said: “No. But after you, I will not inform anyone.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that when Abdullah bin Ubayy (the hypocrite) died, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was called for his funeral prayer. The Prophet (peace be upon him) went, and when he stood up with the intention to pray, I turned and stood in front of him and said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you going to pray the funeral prayer for Allah’s enemy Abdullah bin Ubayy, who said such and such on such and such a day? I even counted those days. The Prophet (peace be upon him) smiled in response. When I insisted a lot, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Umar! Step back, I have been given a choice and I have accepted (that choice). I have been told (by Allah): ‘O Muhammad! Whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them, even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.’ (__QUR_N__: Surah At-Tawbah: 80) If I knew that asking forgiveness more than seventy times would grant him forgiveness, I would have done so more times.” Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the prayer, walked with the body, and stood by his grave until he finished. I was greatly astonished at my daring before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him); Allah and His Messenger know best. By Allah! Shortly after, these two verses were revealed: “O Muhammad! Never pray the funeral prayer for any of them (the hypocrites) who dies, nor stand by his grave. They disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.” (__QUR_N__: Surah At-Tawbah: 84) (After the revelation of these verses) the Prophet (peace be upon him) never prayed the funeral prayer for any hypocrite nor stood by his grave, until he passed away.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Follow Abu Bakr and Umar after me, adopt the way of Ammar, and hold fast to the covenant of Ibn Mas'ud." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them).

Muhammad bin Sa’d narrates from his father that Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and at that time, some Qurayshi women were sitting with him. They were asking him questions, demanding in abundance, and expressing their demands in loud voices. When Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter, they quickly put on their veils. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) permission, and when he entered, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was smiling. He said: “O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, and may Allah always keep you smiling (but what is the reason for your smile)?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I am amazed at these women who were sitting with me. When they heard your voice, they quickly put on their veils.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah! You are more deserving that one should fear you.” Then he turned to those women and said: “Enemies of your own selves! Do you fear me and not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?” They said: “You are harsher and sterner than the Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Ibn Khattab! Enough. By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Whenever Shaytan sees you walking down a street, he turns into another street (out of fear of you).”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the religion of Islam, the importance of Abu Bakr and Umar is like that of the ears and eyes in the head."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hira! Be still, for there is none upon you except a Prophet, a Siddiq, or a Martyr." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zaid, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, Sayyiduna Buraydah bin Husayb, and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with them).