Umar Loved Alcohol !!!

Umar used to keep alcohol in his water flask We read in Ahl'ul Sunnah authority commentary of Sahih al Bukhari, Fathul Bari Volume 5 page 341 that: "On one occasion Saeed bin Zai drank from Umar's water flask and he became intoxicated. Umar began to beat him and Saeed said to him 'My only wrongdoing was that I drank from your flask' (Upon hearing this) Umar replied 'I am beating you, as I want to know why you became intoxicated". Umar’s love of ‘Nabidh’ alcohol Nabidh is a drink that is prepared by fermenting crushed dates / grapes. It was Hadhrath Umar’s favourite alcoholic drink. We read in Muwatta of Imam Malik, Book 45, Number 45.6.21, Chapter Madina: Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that Aslam, the mawla of Umar ibn al-Khattab...

Umar drank alcohol on his death bed

“Whilst on his deathbed, Umar became deeply affected by the wound and his physician asked Umar ‘Which alcohol would you like to drink?’ Umar said ‘alcohol called nabidh is my preferred choice. This drink was then administered to Umar”. I quote below a reference form Sunni books: Riyadh al Nadira Volume 2 page 35...

Shia hate Umar. Reason:Umar set fire to the house of Fatema Zehra (s.a.)

This issue has been a matter of debate since times immemorial and it is this issue which in fact explains why the Shias bear enmity toward some sahabas that the Sunnis deem to be their heroes. The Event of burning of House of Janabe Fatema Zehra(s.a): The Sunnis first of all have the approach of straight away denying the event, and when cornered say that the sources are not authentic and hence unreliable. Let us take the bull straight by its horns, and quote few references from authentic sunni sources. First Reference: al Imama wa al Siyasa, pages 18-30, Dhikr Bayya Abu Bakr, by Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muslim bin Qutaybah "When news reached Abu Bakr that the people had gathered in the house of 'Ali and were refusing to give bayya, he sent Hadhrath Umar in their direction. Umar called...

Status of Fatema Zehra(s.a) and Umar-An Analysis

1) Narrated 'Aisha: Once Fatima came walking and her gait resembled the gait of the Prophet . The Prophet said, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on his right or on his left side, and then he told her a secret and she started weeping. I asked her, "Why are you weeping?" He again told her a secret and she started laughing. I said, "I never saw happiness so near to sadness as I saw today." I asked her what the Prophet had told her. She said, "I would never disclose the secret of Allah's Apostle ." When the Prophet died, I asked her about it. She replied. "The Prophet said. 'Every year Gabriel used to revise the Qur'an with me once only, but this year he has done so twice. I think this portends my death, and you will be the first of my family to follow me.' So I started weeping....

Is Abu Bakr the rightly guided Caliph???

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Without hurting your feelings I would Like to post a question for all of us to ponder without any prejudice. Allah (s.w.t.) sent Islam which was explained to us by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.).Now the Holy Prophet taught us how to pray and he himself used to pray properly and on time.He taught us how to fast and he also used to fast.He taught us how to do Haj, Pay Zakat, and other acts of religion, and he also used to do the aforesaid acts. Now Allah (s.w.t.) tells in the Quran that a person should make his will before dying. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.) also told us to make a will, then is it possible that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.) who himself told us to make a will himself would not do so. Did the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.) not make a will and appoint...

Umar bin Khattab in Sihah-e-Sittah

The Prophet asked for a pen and paper to write something,Umar said the prophet is seriously ill   Sahih Bukhari,Volume 1, Book 3, Number 114: Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah: Ibn 'Abbas said, "When the ailment of the Prophet became worse, he said, 'Bring for me (writing) paper and I will write for you a statement after which you will not go astray.' But 'Umar said, 'The Prophet is seriously ill, and we have got Allah's Book with us and that is sufficient for us.' But the companions of the Prophet differed about this and there was a hue and cry. On that the Prophet said to them, 'Go away (and leave me alone). It is not right that you should quarrel in front of me." Ibn 'Abbas came out saying, "It was most unfortunate (a great disaster) that Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing...

Why Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) demanded Fadak from Abu Bakr and Umar

Hazrat Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) (the chief of all women in Paradise) was least interested in worldly possessions. She being a lady of exalted disposition, enjoyed great spiritual status and this was well-acknowledged by the Islamic world. She had all along remained aloof from the world and was wary of its trappings and deceit. However, after the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) demise, she agitated against the Abu Bakr and Umar to assert her claim over Fadak. What brought about this change in her outlook to worldly possessions after snubbing them all her life? Why after recognizing the world for what it is ” more worthless than a goat’s sneeze or the bone of a pig in the hand of a leper or lighter than the wing of a fly, did she embark on a prolonged struggle with the government over a piece of property? What...

12 Questions Concerning Fadak

Qur’anic verses and historical documents reveal that the land of Fadak situated near the Fort of Khaibar, formerly belonging to the Jews, was the personal property of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h). It was neither a government property owned by the treasury nor was it war booty. The seventh verse of Surah Hashr, explains the point in detail: “Whatever Allah has restored to His Apostle from the people of the towns, it is for Allah and for the Apostle, and for the near of kin and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, so that it may not be a thing taken by turns among the rich of you. . .” (59: 7) Fadak was a piece of land that had come in possession of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) without waging a war. In the seventh century, the people of that place had handed it over to the Muslims fearing reprisal....

A Quranic proof on the inheritance of Janabe Zahra(s.a.)

Prophet Zakariyya(a.s.) prayed for a son in his old age in the following words: He said: My Lord! surely my bones are weakened and my head flares with hoariness, and, my Lord! I have never been unsuccessful in my prayer to Thee:And surely I fear my cousins after me, and my wife is barren, therefore grant me from Thyself an heir, Who should inherit me and inherit from the children of Yaqoub, and make him, my Lord, one in whom Thou art well pleased. (Surah Maryam (19): Verse4-6)When the Holy Prophet(s.a.w.a.) passed away and Abu Bakr was made caliph to rule over the Muslim community he dispossessed the Holy Prophet’s daughter Fatimah(s.a.) of the agricultural land or estate known as Fadak which had been gifted to her by the Holy Prophet(s.a.w.a.)  during his life time and given in...

The Incident of Pen and Paper from Sunni Sources

On the eve of his demise on Monday, when a group of companions visited the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), he (s.a.w.a.) ordered them: آتُو ’نِی ’ بِدَوَاتٍ وَ قِر ’طَاسٍ اِک ’تُبُ لَکُ … ’ کِتَابًا لَن ’ تَضِل ’ُو ’ا بَع ’دَہ اَبَدًا ‘Fetch me a pen and a paper so that I write a will for you so that you are not deviated after me.’ Prophet  (s.a.w)  was  denied pen and paper by Umar Umar said: اِن ’َ الن ’َبِی ’َ غَلَبَہ ال ’وَج ’عُ وَ عِن ’دَکُ … ’ کِتَابُ اللهِ، حَس ’بُنَا کِتَابُ...

Why Shias don’t pray Tarawih?

The prayer of Tarawih is among the recommended prayers of the Sunnis performed in congregation in the nights of month of Ramadan at an estimated twenty units daily. There exists a divergence of views between Shias and Sunnis in the matter of Tarawih: 1)It was not prevalent during the eras of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a), Abu Bakr and initial period of Umar’s caliphate.2)It is a Bidah i.e. innovation.3)Recommended prayers i.e. Nafila are to be prayed individually. Tarawih Tarawih is the plural of the word ‘tarwih’, meaning, ‘to sit’. The recommended prayers, which were recited while sitting, for the sake of comfort and rest after the four units of recommended Ramadan prayers were referred to as Tarawih. Later, the recommended congregational prayers, which are twenty units were also referred...

Are Abu Bakr and Umar superior to Ali (a.s.) because they are buried next to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)?

One of the arguments advanced by some Muslims for the superiority of Abu Bakr and Umar over Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is that the two are buried next to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). They consider this as a virtue in their favour and a sign that they were worthy of being leaders of the Muslims. Kaaba,the birthplace of Ali(a.s) Is being buried in a particular place cause for superiority in matter of caliphate? The only way superiority can be claimed is by virtue of one’s actions and in case of leadership...

Janabe Fatima Zehra(a.s) was sent back empty handed by Abu Bakr and Umar

Rights of Fatima Zahra (s.a)-Bagh-e-Fadak In which Allama Nasir Abbas (multan) recite that the Daughter of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (p.b.u.h) went to darbar(court) of  Abubakr for the inheritance of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and they sent Janabe Zehra back and said "there is no inheritance or Haq for u and ur family"and tore the letter of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) into pieces.Eventually when a sunni brother heard this, he converted to Shia Islam....

Sunni Misyar Marriage (Travellers' Marriage or marriage of convenience)

A Misyar Marriage is a unique Sunni Muslim innovation. Marriage institution allows for a lesser form of relationship between man and woman than normal marriage, zawaj.  Misyar marriage is defined as an official marital "relationship" between a man and a woman who do not live together, and where the husband is not financially responsible for a Misyar wife. the husband and wife give up several rights by their own free will, such as living together, equal division of nights between wives in cases of polygamy, the wife's rights to housing, and maintenance money ("nafaqa"), and the husband's right of homekeeping, and access. Misyar can be a temporary arrangement, but unlike the Mut'a marriage, which ends on the expiration date of the contract, the Misyar has no certain date for divorce,...