There is a
famous fairy tale with regards to Umar ibn al Khattab amongst a large number of
those people who deem themselves to be from Ahl ul Sunnah today:
They allege
that The Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAW) said:
لو كان بعدي
نبيّ لكان عمر
"If
an Apostle/Prophet (Nabi) were to succeed me, it would have been 'Umar bin
Khattab." (Tirmidhi)
References of this Hadith from Ahl ul Sunnah
books are as follows:
1- Musnad Ahmed ibn Hanbal Vol.3 P.163
Hadith No.17336
2- Fadaail al Sahaba by Ahmed ibn
Hanbal, Vol.1 P.346 Hadith No.498, P.356 Hadith No.519, P.436 Hadith No.694
3- Al Jaamia al Kabeer by Al Tirmidhi,
Vol.6 P.59 Hadith No.3686
4- Al Mustadrak by Al Haakim Nishapuri
Vol.4 P.38 Hadith No.4551
5- Al-Mo3jam al Kabeer by Al-Tabarani
Vol.17 P.310 Hadith No. 857
The purpose
of this research is to analyze this tradition attributed to the Holy
Prophet of Islam in light of:
1- Logic / Aql and the Message of Qur’an
al Kareem and Tafseer
2- Technical Critique of the hadith
literature (advanced as proofs) using Science of Hadith (ilm al jerah wal
ta’3deel)
3- Contrasting Merits of Prophethood viz
a viz Seerah of Umar ibn al Khattab to establish if the person with the alleged
virtue even meets the criteria of such a lofy statement.
The arguments
presented are all backed from reliably well referenced sources of the Ahl ul
Sunnah wal Jamaat and where needed (for sake of brevity) the reader has been
referred / encouraged to read other documents for further enlightenment.
Logical
(Aqli) Arguments against this Fairy Tale / Hadith
1- If Umar had such a high rank then he
should have become the immediate successor/caliph of prophet (s) instead of
supporting Abu Bakr at Saqifa.
2- This is a lie
because Umar himself declared at Saqeefa that Abu Bakr was superior to him and
others. Certainly the honor/rank of Prophethood is above Abu Bakr's status!
3- Umar himself
declared at various occasions that "If Ali had not been there, Omar would
have perished". A person with qualities of prophets does not utter such
things
4- Umar’s ancestory is one of zina /
adultery and incest (i.e mahram family members committing adultery with each
other!!). The product of such a union is called a Zanim and is criticized and called base-born by
Quran. In Islamic law such a person is not even eligible to become the Caliph.
Those who knew Umar in Mecca
and later Medina
-sometimes- called him Son of Sahhaak. Who was Sahhaak? And why
did they call him the son of Sahhaak? Sahhaak was Omar’s grandmother,
she was an Ethiopian female slave and used to be known as a prostitute!!
Now I shall
give the details of Umar bin Khattab’s lineage and family from the respected
books of Ahlul sunnah:
LINEAGE AND NAME
Ibn Katheer in “Al-bidaya
wal Nihaya V 7 P 150” writes:
…He is Umar bin Al-Khattaab bin Nufail bin Abdul Aziz bin Riyaah bin Abdullah
bin Qurt bin Ruzaah bin Oday bin Kaab bin Lu’ay bin Ghaalib bin Fahr bin Malik
bin Al-Nasr bin Kunana bin Khuzaima bin Mudraka bin Il’yas bin Mudh’ar bin
Nizar bin Ma’d bin Adnan Al-Qarashi, Abu Hafs al-Adawi,the one
nicknamed Al-Farooq. It is said that the ‘People of the
Book’ (Ahlul Kitab!) gave him
that name…”
In Seerat
Ibn Katheer V1 Page 153 we read:
Zaid bin Umar bin
Nufail mentioned: Al-Khattab, the father of Umar bin Al-khattab, was also
his uncle and his maternal brother. The reason being, Umar bin
Nufail, after the departing of his father, took his father’s wife. She
had conceived Al-khattab’s siblings with Nufail…
UMAR’S WETNURSE
In the Sunni book A’laam
al-Nisa – kuhala – V 1 P 237 we read:
Hubaa Al-Madaniyyah: she frequently
married, and the women in Madina used to call Hubba, Eve, the
mother of humanity, because she taught them many forms of sexual
intercourse and she gave a name to each, of which was ‘grunt’, ‘sieve’ and
‘snort’…..
According to Muhmmad
bin Al Saeb Al Kalbi , the most famous sunni "ancestory (shajra al
ansaab) expert" in islam , and also according to Abu Makhnaf Lut bin Yahya
al Azadi who narrated this fact in his well known book "Al Salaba fi
Ma'rifat al Sahaba.” (The Strong Knowledge of the Companions)" and in
his other book "Al Tankih fi al Nasab al Sarih (The Review of the
Certified Lineage)" , the lineage of Omar's ancestors is full of
incestuous relations .
Again lets
have a look at Umar's wet-nurse/breast-feeding mother :
He was
breast-fed by Hubba .A woman who married a lot and loved sex inspite of her big
age . She taught the woman of her city many sex positions and names of them.
Sunni
Sources for this:
1-
"Kitab al Madina al Munawwara" (The book of al Madina) for his author
: Ibn Shubba .[V. 1 ,P.237]
2-
"A'laam al Nisaa'" (The Known Women ) for his author : Omr Kahhala
.[V. 1 ,P.237]
3-
"Jamharat al Amthal"[V. 1 ,P.562]
4-
"Majma' al Amthal" [V. 1 ,P.2049]
These books
narrate details about Hubba which are so vulgar and indecent that I don't wish
to mention them any further in this article, for obvious reasons.
Let us now
also give some more facts from Ibn al Qutaybah al Daynoori from his book
“Al Ma3aarif” on Umar’s family/lineage:
[1]
Khattab bin Nufail was from Quraish.
[2] His
mother (named SAHHAAK) was from "Qabila-e-Fahem".
[3] She
was Nufail's wife.
[4] When
Nufail died, Nufail's son "UMRO bin NUFAIL" married her (SAHHAAK) !!
[5] Then
SHE gave birth to a son called "ZAID".
[6]
Khattab's & Zaid's mother was "SAME" !!
[7]Zaid
was the "FATHER" of "SAEED"
[8] SAEED
is from the well known ASHRA_E_MUBASHRA list of the NASIBIS!
Sunni Reference: Al-Ma'arif---page,77
chap---zikr-e-umer, by--Ibne Qutaiba Daynoori
UMAR
AND HOMOSEXUALITY (from sunni sources):
1) The prophet curses the womanish
(transvestite) and ordered the muslims to expel them from their houses .And
Omar expelled one from his house....
(One really
wonders What this transvestite/womanish person was doing in Omar's house?!!)
Sahih Bukhari
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Volume 8 : Book 82 : Hadith 820 :
Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet cursed the effeminate men and those women who
assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your
houses." He turned such-and-such person out, and 'Umar also turned out
such-and-such person.
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Sunni
References :
- Al Bukhari
in his Sahih [V.8 P.28]
- Sunan al
Bayhaqi [V.8 P.224]
- Majma' al
Zawaed by al Haythami [V.6 P.273]
- Majma' al
Zawaed by al Haythami [V.8 P.103]
2) What Sunni Scholars said about Umar :
Jalal al Din
al Sayuti in his book Hawaashi al Kamous :
"...
And this ailment was in a group of pan-arabs .One of them was our master Omar ."
What
was this ailment ?
Al Fadel ibn
al Athir , who is one of the great sunni scholars , has said :
"And
the Rafida claimed that Omar is an homosexual .They lied ! . But he had an
ailment that it's only cured by the semen of men"
UMAR AND
ZOOSEXUALITY (FROM SUNNI SOURCES)
Al Ma'la bin
Asad told us : Wahib bin Khaled told us : from Yahya bin Sa'ed : from Salem bin 'Abdillah : Omar
bin al Khattab used to enter his hand in the mule's asshole and say :"I am
afraid to be asked on what happens to you ."
Sunni
References:
- "Kanz
el Ummal" for Al Muttaki al Hindi
-
"Tarikh al Khulafa'" (The History of the Caliphs) [V.1 , P. 139 ]
- "Al
Tabaqat al Kubra" (The High Classes)[V. 3 , P. 268 ]
- "Al
Muntazem (until 257Hijri)" [V.4 , P. 141 ]
In Arabic
the above vulgarity is as follows:
( وأخرج
عن سالم بن عبد الله أن عمر كان يدخل يده
في دبرة البعير ويقول إني لخائف أن
اسأل عما بك ) ( تاريخ الخلفاء ج: 1 ص: 139
)
( قال
أخبرنا المعلى بن أسد قال أخبرنا وهيب بن خالد عن يحيى بن سعد عن سالم بن عبد الله
أن عمر بن الخطاب كان يدخل يده في دبرة البعير ويقول
إني لخائف أن أسأل عما بك ) ( الطبقات الكبرى ج: 3 ص: 286 )
( قال
ابن سعد وأخبرنا المعلى بن أسد قال حدثنا وهيب بن خالد عن يحيى بن سعيد عن بن
عبدالله أن عمر بن الخطاب كان يدخل يده في دبرة البعير ويقول
إني لخائف أن أسأل عما بك ) ( المنتظم (حتى 257هـ) ج: 4 ص: 141 )
- عن
سالم بن عبد الله أن عمر بن الخطاب كان يدخل يده في دبر البعير ويقول:
إني خائف أن أسأل عما بك
(ابن سعد، كر)
One of the foremost shining
attributes of a Prophet (s) or their inheritors / successors is their knowledge
and the knowledge of a prophet is superior to all according to Ahl al Sunnah.
In this department Umar is worse than even women sitting in homes. Umar made
numerous mistakes in implementing laws in opposition to Islamic law and Sunnah.
Eg:
- Bidah of
banning muta al nisa and hajj
- Bidah of
tathweeb in adhaan
- Bidah of
declaring triple pronouncement of talaq in one sitting as final talaq
- Bidah of
congregational tarawih prayer
- Speaking
against Tayamum and being unaware of its laws
- Being away
from mosque in time of prayers in the life of Prophet Mohammad (s) and engaging
in worldly things.
- Bidah of
racism and tribalism in the name of Kufu and Quraishi Nobility system!
- Banning
narration and notation of Prophet Ahadith and persecution of Sahaba who did
this.
- Making the
murtad Muawavia ibn Abu Sufyan (l.a), the father of Yazeed (l.a) as the
governor of Syria.
- Doing
tahreef in Adhan by removing "hayya ala khayr el amal" which was part
of adhan since 5 A.H in prophet's time.
- Bidah in
distribution of Islamic funds of bayt al maal under the non Islamic method of
tribal favoritism.
- Having the
worst manners, harshest behavior and resorting to violence towards critics and
people in general. This was a complaint which sahaba made to Abu bakr when he
nominated Omar as his successor on death bed.
- Casting doubts of severe nature on the
prophet hood of Rasoolallah (S) at various occasions including the infamous
incident of Al Hudaybia Treaty.
- Refusing
the Caliphate of Imam Ali a.s and his Wilayah as ordained by Prophet (s) on
various occasions including the last sermon at Ghadeer Khumm
- Calling the
Prophet "insane" and invoking anger of prophet (s) on his deathbed
when he demanded pen and paper to write wasiyyah.. angering prophet (s) so much
that he had to shout at him and his colleagues to get out of his sight!
- Announcing
to burn the house of Prophet's daughter Fatima al Zahra a.s at the event of
Saqeefah and declaring to her on her face that he does not care if that meant
burning of herself and her kids Hassan and Hussain a.s. Fatally injuring the
daughter of the Prophet (s) at Saqeefah by banging the door against her and
piercing her lungs...resulting in her death from the wound ...within 6 months
of this incident at the young age of 18. It is to be noted that Sayyeda al
Zahra a.s refused to speak to both him and Abu Bakr till her death and willed
that these two not be allowed on her funeral!
- Assisting
Abu Bakr in depriving the prophet's daughter (s) from her property of Fadak
- Bidah of
reducing 5 takbeers of salat al janaazah to 4
- Bidah of
adopting the title of Ameer al Momineen for himself when this was neither give
to him by the Quran or the Holy Prophet (s) of Islam. On the contrary Imam Ali
a.s who was given this title along with many others was deprived and not even
consulted on day of saqeefah!
- Bidah of
allowing khula for woman (ie. divorced sought by woman) without presence of a
legal authority! (see muwatta of malik)
- Bidah in
introducing a slavery system in which it was prohibited to keep Arabs as slaved
and only non-Arabs could be made slaves
- Fabrication
of alleging the Quran to contain the verses of Rajam (stoning to death)
All these
bidahs and sins and many other more (which are not being written for the sake
of brevity) are very clearly and well referenced in the books of Hadith and
History and Tafseer within the Ahl ul Sunnah wal Jama’h. If the reader is keen
to gain further information on these matters, they should refer to our other
publications.
Nevertheless,
these and other shocking facts are enough to show that this man was not even
near the dust of the feet of the honor, rank, grace and knowledge of the lofty
position of prophethood.
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.to be continued ( Read Part II )