Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) continued to show generosity ever since the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until he (Hazrat Umar) also passed away.

Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, whenever (Umar) walks on a path, the devil leaves that path and takes another path.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Aqra’ (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Khams (may Allah have mercy on him) had a doubt and said: I do not know whether by Aqra’ is meant the muezzin or someone else… In any case, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a messenger and summoned the chief priest and asked him, while I was standing by both of them, shading them from the sun with my shadow,“Is our mention present in your books?”The priest replied,“The mention of your qualities and your deeds is there.”He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked,“What do you know about me?”He said,“About you, I find the mention of the horn of iron.”The narrator says: Signs of anger appeared on the face of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said,“The horn of iron?”He replied,“It means that you are very trustworthy.”At this, he (may Allah be pleased with him) was very pleased. He asked,“How is the mention of the one after me?”He said,“He will be a true caliph who will give preference to his close relatives.”The narrator says that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“May Allah have mercy on Ibn Affan.”He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked,“How is the mention of the one after him?”He said,“There will be a very severe rift.”The narrator says that there was something in the hand of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) which he was turning over. He (may Allah be pleased with him) threw it down and said two or three times,“Alas for the disgraced person!”He said,“O Commander of the Faithful! Do not say so. Surely, he will be a Muslim caliph and a good man. But he will be made caliph while the sword will be hanging and blood will have been shed.”The narrator says, then he (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to me and said,“It is time for prayer.”

Hazrat Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that indeed a man said: O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ! At night I saw in a dream that a bucket descended from the sky. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) took hold of both its sides and drank water from it, though there was weakness in him. Then Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took hold of both its sides and drank water until he was satisfied. Then Hazrat Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) also took hold of both its sides and drank water until he was satisfied.

Hazrat Malik al-Dar (may Allah have mercy on him), who was the treasurer in the food department of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: During the time of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), people were afflicted with famine. So a man came to the grave of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Ask for rain for your Ummah, for they are being destroyed! Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) appeared to that man in a dream and said to him: Go to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), convey my greetings to him, and inform him that the people will soon be given water. And say to him: You must be prudent. You must be prudent. So that man went to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of the dream. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep and said: O my Lord! I am not negligent except that I am powerless.

Hazrat Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If the knowledge of all the living people of Arabia were placed on one side of the scale and the knowledge of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) were placed on the other side, the knowledge of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would outweigh them all.

Hazrat Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the people of Najran came to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and requested: O Commander of the Faithful! It would be a favor if you would write an order in your own hand and intercede with your own tongue. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had expelled us from our land. Please send us back there. So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: Woe to you! Surely Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was established upon the correct matter. And I will never change that which Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) decided. Hazrat A’mash (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Thus, those people used to say, if there had been even a little displeasure in his heart regarding Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he would certainly have taken advantage of this opportunity.

34173 - Al-A'mash said: So they used to say: If there had been anything in himself against Umar, Ali would have taken advantage of this.

Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Kufa, he said: I have come for this reason, that the knot which Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) has tied, I may untie it.

Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Indeed, even the jinn wept three days before the martyrdom of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and recited these verses: The earth trembles with its tree named 'Azaa' at the separation of the one martyred in Madinah Munawwarah. May Allah Almighty grant the Commander of the Faithful, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the best of rewards and bless his body. If anyone tries to recount your achievements while riding a mount, he cannot do so. Your judgments are as excellent as the fruit of clusters. I fear that his death will be at the hands of the deceitful, blue-eyed beast (Abu Lulu).