Brief Biography of Umar bin al Khattab

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Taken from Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubalaa & Thahdheeb at thahdheeb

Umar bin al-Khattab (Radi Allaahu anhu)
He was the second of the great Khulafa of the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam), Abu Hafs, Umar bin al-Khattab bin Nufail (Radi Allaahu anhu). He died in the year 23 A.H. after leading the Fajr prayer, he was stabbed whilst leading the prayer. His Khilaafah lasted for 10 years after the Khilaafah of Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq (Radi Allaahu anhu), the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was always seen with Abu Bakr & Umar (Radi Allaahu anhum).

The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘Verily Allaah has placed the truth upon the tongue & heart of Umar.’

Narrated by Ibn Umar & Abu Dharr, collected by Ahmad, Tirmidhee, Abu Dawood & authenticated by al-Albaanee in saheeh al-Jaami’.

Talha bin Ubaidullaah said: That Umar was not the first to embrace Islaam nor the first to make Hijraa but was the foremost in Zuhud & desiring for the hereafter out of us.

The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) mentions as is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukharee by Jabir bin Abdullaah : ‘I saw myself entering Paradise, and behold! I saw ar-Rumaisa the wife of Abu Talha. And I heard footsteps, so I asked who is that? It was said: It is Bilal. Then I saw a palace with a lady sitting in its courtyard. So I said whose is this? They said it is Umar’s. I wanted to enter it and see it then I remembered your Ghira (possessive jealousy).’
Then Umar said: Let my parents be sacrificed for you O Allaah’s Messenger how dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you?’

The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘If there were to be a Prophet after me it would have been Umar al-Khattab.’

Narrated by Uqbah bin Aamir, & collected by Ahmad, Tirmidhee & Hakim, & made Hasan by al-Albaanee in Saheehah (327).