"If I had not been sent among you, Umar would have been sent."

"When I was taken on the night journey, I saw in the heavens a (beautiful, winged horse with a head of red ruby)... I asked Jibreel (Gabriel), peace be upon him, 'For whom is this?' He replied: 'For those who love Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both.'"

"The first person in this Ummah to be given the book of deeds in his right hand will be Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)."

"O Abu al-Hasan! (that is, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) Love both of them (that is, Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them). Because of your love for both of them, you will enter Paradise."

“There are eighty thousand angels in the sky of this world who seek forgiveness for those who love Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them).”

"Whoever abused Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), his abode is Hell."

"Whoever abuses Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) should be killed, and repentance should not be sought from him."

"On the night of Mi'raj, I saw a green branch in the Throne upon which it was written in white light: There is no deity except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is the Truthful, and Umar is the Discriminator."