'Umar ibn Al-Khattab took Hayy 'Ala Khayril 'Amal out from Adhan

These are well-known facts, although Sunni scholars keep them hidden from theirfollowers.'Allamah Qawshaji and 'Allamah Taftazani (two authoritative Sunni scholars andtheologians) have written in their books, Sharh Tajrid and Sharh Maqasid, respectively,that:“Umar (2nd Caliph) said: 'There were three things in the days of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W). I forbid them and make them haram (unlawful) and shall punish for them: Mut'ah (marriage) of women and Hajjut-Tamattu', and Hayya 'ala Khayril-amal.”Imam...

Umar introduced custom of folding hands in Namaz

Muslims praying Namaz with folded hands Keeping hands unfolded (while standing) is the natural posture, and those who follow it do not need any hadith to justify their action. Has any one asked you to quote a hadith that you should keep your eyes open during prayer? It is those who deviate from natural way who should justify their behaviour from Qur'an and/or hadith. And when we look at their systems, an interesting picture comes before our eyes. It appears from some reports that when Iranian...

عمر کی مولا علی کو مبارکباد

حافظ ابو بکر خطیب بغدادی نے عبداللہ بن علی بن محمد بن بشران سے ، انہوں نے حافظ علی بن عمر دارقطنی سے انہوں نے ابی نصر جشون خلال سے انہوں نے علی بن سعید رملی سے انہوں نے حمزہ بن ربیعہ سے انہوں نے عبداللہ بن شوذب سے انہوں نے مطر وارق سے انہوں نے شہر بن حوشب سے انہوں نے ابوھریرہ سے کہ رسول اللہ (ص) نے فرمایا: جو شخص اٹھارہ ذی الحج کو روز...ہ رکھے ،اللہ اسے ساٹھ مہینوں کے روزوں کا ثواب عطا فرمائے گا.یہی غدیر خم کا وہ دن ہے جب نبی اعظم (ص) نے علی بن ابی طالب (ع) کا ہاتھ پکڑ کر ارشاد فرمایا: کیا میں مومنوں کا ولی نہیں ہوں? سب نے کہا : ہاں ! اے اللہ کے رسول ! تب آپ (ص) نے فرمایا : جس کا میں مولا ہوں اس کا علی مولا ہے ،یہ سن کر عمر بن خطاب بولے مبارک ہو ! مبارک ہو! اے فرزند ابو طالب (ع) آپ میرے اور ہر مسلمان کے مولا ہوگئے.اس وقت اللہ تعالی نے یہ آیت نازل ہوئی:آج میں نے تمھارے دین کو کامل کرد یا ہے اس...

Umar and his knowledge of Quran

Umar recited the verse     صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم like this حدثنا سعيد قال : نا سفيان ، عن محمد بن عمرو بن علقمة ، عن يحيى بن عبد الرحمن بن حاطب ، عن أبيه ، أنه سمع عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقرأ : صراط من أنعمت عليهم [at-tafsir min sunan saeed bin mansoor; vol 1, page 179] http://islamport.com/w/tfs/Web/1323/179.htm and this is not all Umar recited the verse غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين like this 174 – حدثنا سعيد قال : نا أبو معاوية ، عن الأعمش ، عن إبراهيم ، عن الأسود ، أن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه كان يقرأ : غير المغضوب عليهم ، وغير الضالين [at-tafsir min sunan saeed bin mansoor, vol 1, page 181] http://islamport.com/w/tfs/Web/1323/181.htm this book is authentic and needs no rijal analysis this is because it is said توثيق نسبة الكتاب إلى مؤلفه: ونسبة كتاب...

उमर ने रसूल अल्लाह (स.) को कागज़ कलम देने से इन्कार किया

हज़रत इब्ने अब्बास रज़ि. कहते हैं : जब नबी-ए-करीम (स.) के दर्द तेज़ हुवा तो आपने फ़रमाया मेरे पास कागज़ लाओ ताकि मैं तुम को ऐसी तहरीर लिख दूं जिस के बाद तुम गुमराह न हो, हज़रत उमर बोले हुज़ूर पर दर्द की ज्यादती है और हमारे पास खुदा की किताब है जो हमारे लिए काफी है इस पर लोगों में इख्तेलाफ पैदा हो गया और खूब शोर मचा, आपने (यह देख कर) फ़रमाया मेरे पास से चले जाओ, मेरे पास झगडा न करो. (तजरीद सहीह बुखारी शरीफ, पेज ४४, हदीस नंबर ६०, शाए करदा : फरीद बुक डेपो, नई दिल्ली, अनुवादक : कौसर यजदानी नदवी)...

Umar rejected the Quran compiled by Hazrat Ali

Hazrat Ali (a.s.) has said, "The Holy Prophet (s.a. w.a.) instructed me that after his shrouding, I should not come out of the house till the time I have collected the Quran. This was because at that time the Quran was on the date-skins and on the hack of the camels. "1 Reference: 1 Tafseer'e Ayyashi, volume 2 page 66/67; Al Ikhtesas, page 186. When Hazrat Ali (a.s.) sent the message that, "I have taken a promise that I will not step out of my house, except for Salat : till the time...

The visit of Abu Bakr and Umar to Ali.

Umar came to Abu Bakr and said, "Will you not seek the oath of allegiance from those who have refused to do so? 1 All the people have done your bay' at, save one person and his family. And these are just a few individuals." As per the narration of Janabe Salman, Umar said, "Send a person to Ali for his bay'at. We will not enjoy any position if he does not pay allegiance to you even though everyone else may do so" As per another tradition, "0 chief! You have nothing for yourself till the time Ali does not swear allegiance to you. Send a person to Ali so that he may seek his bay' at in your favour." Consequently Abu Bakr dispatched Qunfuz saying to him, "You go to Ali (a.s.) and say to him that the caliph of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has summoned you." Qunfuz returned...

Umar added “Assalat-to-Khairum-Mainan-noum” in Adhan of Morning Prayer.

Umar Added “Assalat-to-Khairunm-Mainan-noum” “Prayer is better than sleep” to the Adhan of Subh Prayer.... Malik’s Muwatta Book 3, Number 3.1.8: Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the muadhdhin came to Umar ibn al-Khattab to call him to the subh prayer and found him sleeping, so he said, "Prayer is better than sleep," and Umar ordered him to put that in the adhan for subh...

Umar put his foot on Abu Hurairah's neck

The hadith given below is from "Mishkat-ul-Masabih", translation by Maulana Fazlul Karim, Volume 1, Chapter 1, no.27. (Published by the Book House, Lahore, Pakistan). As there are a many versions of this hadith, the collections of Tirmidzi should also be read.The hadith regarding the Shahadah says: One day Abu Hurairah went to the people and told them that the Messenger had authorized him to go and tell them to recite the Shahadah "ash hadu anlaa ilaha illallhu wa ash hadu anna muhammadar-rasulullah". Another version reads " muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu". The first person Abu Hurairah came across to give the Shahadah was Saidina Omar (later the second caliph). When Omar heard it he promptly punched Abu Hurairah in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Then Omar put his foot on Abu Hurairah's...

Umar detained some of the sahabah

In spite of all the continuous steps and the collaborating measures, some of the grand Sahabah, indifferent to the ruling authorities' opinions and trends, did not stop reporting and recording the Hadith. Nevertheless, `Umar ibn al-KHATTAB did not assume an indifferent attitude towards this; rather he issued strict decisions preventing unfalteringly any process of reporting and recording the Hadith. He furthermore addressed to the Sahabah, preventing them from reporting the Hadith, saying, "Certainly, your talks are the most evil talks and your words and the most evil words. Anyone of you who intends to say something must quote from the Book of Allah (i.e. the Holy QUR'AN) otherwise he must sit motionless."(1) Very often, `Umar threatened the reporters of the Holy Prophet's heritage. Previously...

Umar ordered the Sahabah to reduce reporting the hadith

Because the reporting of Hadith continued increasingly during his reign and because the Sahabah did not comply with the instructions of Abu-Bakr, `Umar ibn al-KHATTAB, more insistently, continued Abu-Bakr's proposal of prohibiting the reporting and recordation of the Hadith. As he saw off a group of the Sahabah that he had delegated to al-Kufah, `Umar asked them, "Do you know why I am seeing you offa" "Yes, we do," they answered. "This is because for the sake of our being the companions and supporters of the Holy Prophet." Replying them, `Umar said, "This is true. But I am seeing you off for another matter that I wanted to tell you in private… you must reduce reporting the Hadith and I am responsible for this decision." On another occasion, he said to them, "Reduce reporting from the Messenger...

Umar made innovations and changes in Islam

Umar made innovations and changes and did not deem himself obliged to anything except having a general knowledge of the Qur’ān and the Sharī‘a. In cases where he found himself incompetent, he would hold consultations and deliberations with the Companions to get things done. Narrating an interesting story told by Tabarī is appropriate here to realize the caliph’s idea about his authorities, “‘Imrān Ibn Sawād says, “I said the morning prayers with ‘Umar and then, followed him.” He asked, “You have a request?” I said, “Yes, advice!” He said, “Bravo! Go on!” I said, “People find faults with you in several things.” Holding his lash under his chin, ‘Umar said, “Well?” I said, “You have forbidden the lesser pilgrimage (the ‘Umra Hadjdj) during the months of Hadjdj while Prophet Muhammad...

Umar ibn Khattab's Character

The caliph was a quick-tempered man[1] and an extremist[2] and both characteristics seriously affected his political and administrative career. Management to him was some kind of strictness by which he did his best to control the Bedouin Arabs. His inner being was easily detectable in his thoughts and deeds during the lifetime of the Prophet of Islam. We know that in the war of Badr, he asked the Prophet (s) to kill all captives. His harsh treatment with Suhayl Ibn ‘Amr, in the case of the Hudaybiyya peace deal, has been recorded in history. He also held extreme stances against the Hudaybiyya peace accord. On his first day of caliphate, he said, “O God! I am hot-tempered. Soften my behavior!”[3] He knew he could not live without his lash. Therefore, he was the first one in Islam who took...

Nomination of Umar by Abu Bakr

In his last illness, when Abu Bakr felt that he was dying, he sent for Uthman, and asked him to write down his will. Abu Bakr began dictating it, but had given only a few preliminary sentences when he became unconscious, and Uthman extemporized by inserting the following sentence: " I have nominated Umar as my successor". This sentence was the core of the will; in fact it alone was the will. When consciousness returned to Abu Bakr, he asked Uthman to read what he had written. Uthman 'read out the will with the added sentence. Abu Bakr was relieved to know that Uthman had of his own accord written down the name of Umar, and applauded his action, saying "You perhaps feared that if I died while the name of Umar was not there, serious differences might arise among the Muslims". Uthman replied...

Who was Umm Kulthum the wife of Umar?

 I want to ask an open question to all the Muslims around the world!!! " Is it allowed in Islam to marry the grand daughter of  son-in-law????" If the answer is NO, and it is certainly No.. Then how could Umar marry the grand daughter(i.e. Umme Kulthum binte Ali) of Holy Prophet Mohammad(s.a.w) when the latter is already his(i.e Umar's)  son-in-law??? Don't you know that Umar was the father-in-law of  Holy Prophet Mohammad(s.a.w)??? Had he not married his daughter ( i.e. Hafsa) to Holy Prophet Mohammad(s.a.w)??? And everybody knows that this marriage of Hafsa with Holy Prophet(s.a.w) took place before. Then by this relation he is father-in-law of  Holy Prophet(s.a.w) and all his children and grandchildren becomes HARAM for him. But unfortunately those who...

Umar's ignorance concerning Tayammum

During the caliphate of Umar a man came to him and said: "It is necessary for me to perform ghusl (the bath of ritual purification) but no water is available. What should I do in this circumstance?"Umar said: "Unless you can obtain water and perform ghusl, you should not offer prayers." At that time Ammar-e-Yasir, a companion of the Holy Prophet was present. He said: "Umar! Have you forgotten that on one of the journeys you and I happened to be in need of performing ghusl. Since water was not available you did not offer prayers, but I thought the method of tayammum in place of ghusl was that dust should be rubbed on my whole body. So I rubbed dust on my body and offered prayers. When we went to the Holy Prophet, he said, smiling: 'For tayammum this much is sufficient that the palms of both...

Umar ordering an insane woman to be stoned !!!

One day an insane woman was brought before Caliph Umar Bin Khattab. She had committed fornication and admitted her fault. Umar ordered her to be stoned. Ali was there. He said to Umar: "What are you doing? I have heard the Holy Prophet saying that three kinds of people are free from the hold of law: a sleeping man until he wakes; a lunatic until he recovers himself and regains consciousness; and the child until he comes of age." Hearing this, Umar acquitted the woman.Ibnu's-Saman in his Kitabu'l-Muwafiqa has recorded many such cases. There are some accounts which record about 100 erroneous and fallacious findings of Umar. Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal in his Musnad;Imamu'l-Haram Ahmad Bin Abdullah Shafi'i in Dhakha'iru'l-Mawadda, chapter II, p.75, from Hasan Basri;Ibn Hajar in Fathu'l-Bari, vol.XII,...

Umar's ordering a Pregnant Woman to be stoned to death !!

A pregnant woman was brought before Umar Bin Khattab. On being questioned, she admitted that she was guilty of illicit sexual intercourse, and so the Caliph ordered her to be stoned. Then Ali said: "Your order is applicable to this woman, but you have no authority over her child."Umar acquitted the woman and said: "Women are incapable of giving birth to a man like Ali: If Ali had not been there, Umar would have been ruined."He continued, saying: "May Allah not let me live so long as to face a difficult...

Umar denying the Prophet's death proves that he was ignorant of the holy Qur'an

Unfortunately, Umar had developed the habit of losing his temper, and in order to frighten others he said: "I will punish you!" Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal in his Musnad;Hamidi in his Jam'-e-Bainu's-Sahihain; Tabari in his Ta'rikh, and other ulema have reported that when the Holy Prophet died, Umar went to Abu Bakr and told him that he feared that it was possible Muhammad had not died. Perhaps he had only pretended to be dead so that he might recognize his friends and foes, or perhaps he had disappeared, like Moses and would come again and punish those, who were disloyal and disobedient to him. Umar continued to say: "So if anyone says that the Holy Prophet is dead, I will punish him." When Abu Bakr heard this, he was also uncertain about it, and the people also were confused and differences...

A woman silences umar on a point of law

One day Caliph Umar during the course of his sermon to the people, said: "If any one marries and fixes a mehr (dowry) for more than 400 dirhams for his wife, I will inflict the prescribed punishment on him and will deposit the excess amount in the Baitu'l-Mal (Public Treasury)." A woman from the audience called out: "Umar! Is what you say more acceptable or Allah's ordinance? Does not Allah Almighty say: 'And if you wish to have (one) wife in place of another and you have given one of them a heap of gold, then take not from it anything.'" (4:20) Having heard this verse and the retort of the woman, Umar said: "You have better knowledge of fiqh and problems than Umar, all of you, including even the women observing purdah sitting in their homes." Then Umar again mounted the pulpit and said:...

Hadith of the standard in the conquest of Khaibar

The prominent ulema and historians of the two sects have both narrated the hadith-e-Rayat. For instance, Muhammad Bin Isma'il Bukhari, in his Sahih, Volume II, Kitabu'l-Jihad Wa's-Siyar, Chapter Du'au'n-Nabi, also Volume III, Kitabu'l-Maghazi, Chapter Ghazawa-e-Khaibar; Muslim Bin Hajjaj in his Sahih, Volume 2, page 324; Imam Abdu'r-Rahman Nisa'i in his Khasa'isu'l-Alawi; Tirmidhi in his Sunan; Ibn Hajar Asqalani in Isaba, Volume II, p. 508; Muhaddith-e-Sham in his Ta'rikh; Ahmad bin Hanbal in his Musnad; Ibn Maja Qazwini in Sunan; Sheikh Sulayman Balkhi Hanafi in Yanabiu'l-Mawadda Chapter 6; Sibt Ibn Jauzi in Tadhkira; Muhammad bin Yusuf Ganji Shafi'i in Matalibu's-Su'ul, Hafiz Abu Nu'aim Isfahani in Hilyatu'l-Auliya; Abu Qasim Tibrani in Ausat; and Abu Qasim Husain bin Muhammad (Raghib...

Abu Bakr's and Umar's defeat in the battle of Khaibar

Since Ali was suffering from an eye ailment on the first day of the battle of Khaibar, the Prophet gave the Muslim flag to Abu Bakr, who led the Muslim army against the Jews. Suffering a defeat after a short battle, he returned. The next day the Muslim flag was given to Umar, but before he reached the place of battle, he fled in panic.The Battle of Khaibar was an important event of the Prophet's life, recorded in detail by historians of both sects. Hafiz Abu Nu'aim Ispahani in his Hilyatu'l-Auliya,...

Umar's saying "Had Ali Not been there, Umar would have been ruined"

Qazi Fazlullah Bin Ruzbahan, the fanatic, in his Ibtalu'l-Batil; Ibn Hajar Asqalani in his Tihdhibu'l-Tahdid, printed in Hyderabad Daccan, page 337; Ibn Hajar in Isaba, Volume II, printed in Egypt, page 509; Ibn Qutayba Dinawari in Ta'wil-e-Mukhtalafu'l-Hadith, page 201-202, Ibn Hajar Makki in Sawa'iq-e-Muhriqa, page 78; Hajj Ahmad Afindi in Hidayatu'l-Murtab, page 146 and 152; Ibn Athir Jazari in Usudu'l-Ghaiba, Volume IV, page 22; Jalalu'd-Din Suyuti in Ta'rikhu'l-Khulafa, page 66; Ibn Abdu'l-Birr Qartabi in Isti'ab, Volume II, page 474; Seyyed Mu'min Shablanji in Nuru'l-Absar, page 73; Shahabu'd-Din Ahmad bin Abdu'l-Qadir A'jili in Zakhiratu'l-Ma'al; Muhammad bin Ali As-Saban in Is'afu'r-Raghibin, page 152; Nuru'd-Din bin Sabbagh Maliki in Fusulu'l-Muhimma, page 18; Nuru'd-Din Ali bin Abdullah...