Forty hadith on the virtues of Umar ibnAl-Khattab/Al-Gharur fi fadail Umar

Imam Jalaluddin As-SuyutiIn the name of Allah the most merciful the most compassionate

By him we seek aid over the unbelieving folk. All praise is for Allah who ennobled the ability of thosewho desire to be his servants. I testify that there is no deity except Allah, the King of the distressedand the happy, I testify that our master Muhammad is his bondsman, his messenger, whoestablishes the right path, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, his companions andthe outstanding leaders.To commence: this text is called

Al-Gharur fi fadail Umar

the finest of the virtues of Umar.

I havenarrated forty hadiths to delude the distracters, for clarification of their strange words andproblems. And I ask Allah to benefit us by it, O Allah accept!

adith one

Ali (may Allah ennoble his face) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace andblessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar are mature masters of the inhabitants of paradise, of the first and the last with the exception of the Prophets and the Messengers.Imam Ahmed authentic.

adith two

Saed ibn Zayd reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him)said, Abu Bakr is in Paradise, Umar is in Paradise, Uthman is in Paradise, Ali is in Paradise, Talha is inParadise, Al-Zubayr is in Paradise, Abdurrahman ibn Awf is in Paradise, Saad ibn Abi Waqqas is inParadise, Saed ibn Zayd is in Paradise and Abu Ubayd ibn Al-Jarrah is in Paradise.Imam Ahmed authentic and others.

adith three

Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hintab narrates from his father, from his grandfather that theMessenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar areto me like the station of the hearing and sight.Abu Yalla, Al-Barawadi, Abu Nayim and others.

adith four

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestowpeace and blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar are to the religion like the station of thehearing and the sight to the head.Ibn Al-Najar and Al-Khattib in

arikh

from Jabir.

adith five

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peaceand blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr is my minster and shall take my place, Umar converses uponmy tongue, I am from Uthman and Uthman is from me; it is as if through O Abu Bakr intercedes formy nation.Ibn Al-Najjar

adith six

Ibn Masud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestowpeace and blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar are like the eyes of my head, Uthman ibnAffan is like the tongue in my mouth and Ali ibn Abu Talib is like the soul in my body.Ibn Al-Najjar

adith seven

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestowpeace and blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar are to me in the station of Haroon fromMusa.Al-Khatib in

arikh.

adith eight

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allahbestow peace and blessings upon him) said, Abu Bakr and Umar are the best of the inhabitants of the heavens, earth, and the best until the day of judgement.Al-Daylami in

Al-Firdows.

adith nine

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (mayAllah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, UmarIbn Al-Khattab is the lantern for theresidents of Paradise.Abu Nayim in

virtue of the companions

and others.

adith ten

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestowpeace and blessings upon him) said, I am from Umar and Umar is from me. The truth, after me, iswith Umar wherever he is.Al-Tabarani in

Al-Kabir

and others.