It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to visit the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, some Qurayshi women were sitting in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), conversing and demanding an increase in maintenance, and their voices were quite loud. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission, they quickly began to hide themselves. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission to enter. When he came in, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was smiling. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! May Allah always keep you smiling. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am amazed at these women; they were sitting with me, but when they heard your voice, they quickly hid themselves. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! You are more deserving that they should fear you. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O enemies of your own souls! You fear me but do not fear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? They said: Yes, you are harsher and sterner in temperament than the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! O Umar! Whenever Satan meets you, he takes a path other than the one you are walking on.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aswad bin Sari’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have praised my Lord and also praised you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Remember! Your Lord loves praise. Recite to me the praise you have composed for your Lord. I began to recite to you (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly a tall, black-skinned, bald man who worked with both his right and left hands came. Upon his arrival, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) signaled me to be silent. Abu Salamah described to us the manner in which he was silenced, saying it was like calling a cat. So that man came, spoke for a while, and then left. After he left, I began to present my words again, but that man came back, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again signaled me to be silent. Abu Salamah repeated the description of the silencing. This happened two or three times. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Who is this man, at whose arrival you silence me? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the man who does not like idle talk; this is Umar bin Khattab.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I used to enter that house in which Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and my father were buried, I would even remove my covering there and would say that one is my husband and the other is my father. But by Allah! When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was buried there, I would enter wrapped in my clothes out of modesty before him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a battle, and a black slave girl came to him and said: I had vowed that if Allah brought you back safely, I would play the drum (duff) before you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you have made this vow, then fulfill it, and if you have not made this vow, then leave this act. So she began to play the duff. In the meantime, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and she kept playing the duff. Some other companions also came, and she continued to play the duff. But later, when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, she put the duff behind her and started to hide herself. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Umar! Indeed, even Satan is afraid of you. I am sitting here, and these people also came, and this slave girl remained busy playing the duff, but when you came, she did this.