Hazrat Aslam, the servant of Hazrat Umar, narrates that when Hazrat Umar came to Syria, a man from among the local farmers came to him and said, "I have prepared food and I wish that you come to my house so that the people of my area may realize my status and rank in your eyes." Hazrat Umar replied, "We do not enter such places of worship in which there are pictures."

Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab narrates that when Hazrat Umar came to Syria, many armies came to him. Hazrat Umar was wearing an izar, socks, and a turban. He was holding his camel and giving it water. The people said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Many people and the rulers of Syria are coming to you, and you are in this condition." Hazrat Umar replied, "We are the people whom Allah Almighty has honored through Islam; we will not seek honor in anything other than Islam."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, I saw him resting in his tent during the day. I waited for him in the shade of the tent. When he woke up, I heard his voice saying, "O Allah! Forgive my return from the expedition of Sargh." That is, when he returned from there due to the epidemic.

Hazrat Asir bin Amr narrates that when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, a horse of foreign breed was brought to him for riding. When he mounted it, the horse began to tremble. He dismounted and said, "May Allah do bad to you and to the one who trained you."

Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab narrates that when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, he delivered a sermon to the people in which he instructed that no one should loosen the reins of his horse among the people. Then the next day, a slave was brought to him whose horse had kicked him. Hazrat Umar asked him, "Did you not hear what I said yesterday?" He replied, "O Commander of the Faithful! I did hear your words." Hazrat Umar asked, "Then why did you act in such a way?" He said, "I saw the path was empty, so I loosened the animal's rope." Then Hazrat Umar turned to the people and said, "Who will take him outside the mosque and punish him?" Upon hearing this, no one responded. Hazrat Umar repeated his statement, so Hazrat Abu Ubaidah said, "O Commander of the Faithful! People do not like that their companion be disgraced in this way." Then Hazrat Umar said to the slave's relatives, "Take him and get him treated. If anyone does this again, I will punish him." Then the boy recovered and Allah Almighty granted him well-being.

Someone narrated from Muhammad that when Hazrat Umar heard that there was a plague in Syria, he returned from there. Upon this, he expressed ignorance about the matter and said that he had returned because he was told that the warriors would not go out in the heat that year, so he came back.

Hazrat Urwah bin Ruwaym narrates that Hazrat Umar wrote a letter to Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah, which Hazrat Abu Ubaidah read out to the people in Jabiyah. It was written in it: From the servant of Allah, Umar, Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen, to Abu Ubaidah, peace be upon you. Only that person can enforce Allah's command among the people whose intellect is bright and whose strength is great, whose secrets people cannot discover, who does not become anxious in enforcing the truth, and who does not care about the blame of any blamer in the matter of Allah. Peace be upon you.

Hazrat Urwah narrates that when Hazrat Umar came to Shaam, his shirt was torn from the back; it was a thick, coarse shirt made of sunbulani cloth. He sent that shirt to a tailor, who washed and mended it, and stitched a Qubtari shirt for him as well, bringing both shirts to him. The Qubtari shirt was presented to Hazrat Umar. He touched it and said, "This is soft." Then he threw that shirt back to him and said, "Give me my shirt; it absorbs sweat better."

Hazrat Abu Maryam narrates that when Hazrat Umar came to Shaam, he performed prayer at the prayer place of Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) and recited Surah Saad. When he reached the verse of prostration, he performed sajdah (prostration).

Hazrat Abu Juwayriyah Jarami says that I was among those who went towards Syria on the day of Khazir. When we confronted the enemy, a cold wind blew and they all became distressed from the cold. We fought them from evening until morning. Ibrahim bin Ashtar reported that I killed a man last night and I smelled a pleasant fragrance from him. I think he was Ibn Marjanah. He was split into two pieces, his feet towards the east and his head towards the west, or his head towards the east and his feet towards the west. So I went and saw, and it was indeed Ubaydullah bin Ziyad.