It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "On the Day of Resurrection, the first whom al-Haqq (Allah Almighty) will embrace is Umar; the first with whom al-Haqq will shake hands is Umar; and the first whose hand will be taken and who will be led to Paradise is Umar bin al-Khattab."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: Ever since Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, we have remained honoured. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, Jibril (peace be upon him) came to me and said: Indeed, the people of the heaven are rejoicing at Umar's (may Allah be pleased with him) acceptance of Islam." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.