It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Hisham (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was holding the hand of Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! I swear by Allah that you are more beloved to me than everything except my own self." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "None of you can be a complete believer until I become more beloved to him than his own self." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "By Allah! Now you are more beloved to me than my own self." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umar! Now it is complete."

Zahra Abu Aqil (may Allah have mercy on him) says that his grandfather, Abdullah bin Hisham (may Allah be pleased with him), had reached adulthood during the blessed era of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and had also married.