Alqamah bin Waqas Laithi narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) on the pulpit relating this narration from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He says: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Actions are judged by intentions, and every person will get only what he intended. So whoever's migration was for Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then his migration is for Allah and His Messenger. And whoever's migration was for worldly gain to attain it, or for a woman to marry her, then his migration is for that for which he migrated."

Ma'dan bin Talhah narrates about Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him: He said this from the pulpit: I saw in a dream as if a rooster pecked me three times (here the narrator is doubtful about the exact words). I thought: perhaps a non-Arab (will martyr me). I am entrusting the matter (of selecting a new caliph) after me to those six individuals, for when the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, departed from this world, he was pleased with these gentlemen. These gentlemen are Uthman, Ali, Zubair, Talhah, Abdur Rahman bin Awf, and Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with them. So, the person who is chosen as caliph among them will be considered the caliph.

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Once Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) performed some prayers but after them he did not sit to meet the people. Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I came to his door and said: O Yarfa! (He was the servant of Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him) Is the Commander of the Faithful ill? He replied: The Commander of the Faithful is not ill. (Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, says) I sat there, and during that time Sayyiduna Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) came, so he also sat there. Yarfa came out and said: O Ibn Affan! O Ibn Abbas! Please come. So we went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). In front of him were some piles of wealth, and with each pile was a vessel. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have reviewed the people of Madinah and found you two to be such that your families have the most members present here, so you both take this wealth and distribute it, and whatever remains, return it. So Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) joined both his hands and took whatever came, but I sat on my knees and said: If this is less, will you give us more? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is a piece of the hardest thing. (The narrator says:) By this is meant a stone from a mountain (i.e., Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, praised Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, by likening him to his father in his courage and presenting correct opinions). Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Will there be no value in the sight of Allah Almighty for that thing which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions «كِدْ» used to eat? I said: Yes! By Allah, in the sight of Allah Almighty, this matter is valuable. If the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were alive and conquests had been granted to him, then the practice of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have been different from yours. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said: Then what should the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) have done? I said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) would have eaten himself and allowed us to eat as well. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep until his ribs started to move, then he said: My wish is that I come out of this matter on equal footing, neither do I get anything nor is anything obligatory upon me.

Tariq bin Shihab says: A person belonging to the Jews said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): If this verse had been revealed to us, "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion." (5-al-Ma'idah:13), we would have declared that day as a day of Eid. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I know on which day this verse was revealed. This verse was revealed on the day of Arafah and it was revealed on a Friday.

The son of Sulayman bin Yasar narrates from his father regarding Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): He delivered a sermon to the people at the place of "Jabiyah" and said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us just as I am standing among you. He (peace be upon him) said: "Honor my companions! Then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then falsehood will become widespread, to the extent that a man will give testimony though it was not requested from him, and he will swear an oath though it was not asked of him. Beware! Whenever a man is alone with a woman, the third among them is the devil. Beware! Whoever wishes to reside in Paradise should remain with the (Muslim) community, for the devil is with the solitary person and is farther from two people. Beware! Whoever is pleased by his good deed and saddened by his bad deed, he is a believer."