Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that indeed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and saw a beautiful palace made of gold, so I asked: Whose house is this? The angels said: It belongs to a young man from the Quraysh. So I thought that surely it would be me, so I asked: Who is that young man? They said: Umar bin Khattab.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and there I saw a palace made of gold, whose beauty greatly pleased me. So I asked: For whom is this? I was told: For Umar bin Khattab. Then nothing prevented me from entering it except that, O Abu Hafs, I remembered your sense of honor. Upon this, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Would I ever feel any sense of honor against you?

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and saw a house or a palace in it. Then I heard a voice, so I asked: Whose is this? It was said: It belongs to Umar ibn Khattab. Then I wanted to enter it, but I remembered your sense of honor. Upon this, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon you)! Would I feel any sense of honor against you?!

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I passed by a square palace which had upper chambers. So I asked: Whose palace is this? It was replied: It belongs to a man from among the Arabs. Upon this I said: I am also an Arab. Whose palace is this? They said: It is for a person from the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him). I said: I am Muhammad (peace be upon him) myself. Whose palace is this? They said: It is for Umar bin Khattab.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I think, O Umar! Satan is afraid of you.

Hazrat Abu Hashim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding this verse of the Quran { وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ }: that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is meant.

Hazrat Abu Safar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was often seen wearing a particular sheet, so he was asked: "Indeed, you (may Allah be pleased with you) often wear this sheet?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "This was given to me to wear by my very close, sincere, and special friend Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Indeed, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) repented to Allah with sincerity, so Allah also accepted his repentance." Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep.

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.”