It is narrated from a man of Banu Zurayq that when this day came, Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar went out until they came to the Ansar. Hazrat Abu Bakr said: O group of Ansar! Surely, we do not deny your right, nor can any believer deny your right. And by God! Whatever good we have obtained, you have shared in it with us. But the people of Arabia will not be satisfied with anyone except a man from the Quraysh, nor will they accept anyone else. Because the people of Quraysh are the most eloquent in speech, the most handsome in appearance among all people, have the largest households among the Arabs, and are the most honorable among the people of Arabia. So come to Umar and pledge allegiance to him. The narrator says: The Ansar said: No! Hazrat Umar asked: Why? The Ansar replied: We fear being given preference over. Hazrat Umar said: In any case, as long as I am alive, this will not happen. Hazrat Umar said: Then come and pledge allegiance to Hazrat Abu Bakr. 2. Hazrat Abu Bakr said to Hazrat Umar: You are stronger than me. Hazrat Umar replied: You have more virtue than me. Then both of them repeated these words to each other again. Then, when this happened a third time, Hazrat Umar said to Hazrat Abu Bakr: Surely, my strength is also for you, and along with that, you have virtue as well. Thus, the people pledged allegiance to Hazrat Abu Bakr. 3. Muhammad says that at the time of Hazrat Abu Bakr's pledge of allegiance, people went to Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah, so he said: You have come to me while the third of the three is present among you, that is, Hazrat Abu Bakr. 4. Ibn Awn says: I asked Muhammad: Who is the third of the three? He replied: The command of Allah is: { ثَانِیَ اثْنَیْنِ إِذْ ہُمَا فِی الْغَارِ }.

39834 - Muhammad said: And when the people came to Abu Bakr at the time of the pledge of allegiance, they came to Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah and said: "Do you come to me while among you is the third of three?"—meaning Abu Bakr. Ibn ‘Awn said: I said to Muhammad: "Who is the third of three?" He said: The saying of Allah: "The second of the two when they were in the cave" [التوبة: ٤٠] .

It is narrated from Ibn Abi Mulaykah that I heard from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and she was asked: O Mother of the Believers! If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had appointed a successor, whom would he have appointed as his successor? She replied: Abu Bakr. The narrator says: Then she was asked, after Abu Bakr, whom? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: Then Umar. She was asked, after Umar, whom? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah. Then Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) stopped at this point.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abd Khair that I heard Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in the best state, the very best state in which the prophets pass away. Then Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) described the virtues of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). (Then) Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After that, Hazrat Abu Bakr was made the caliph, so he acted according to the deeds and Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Hazrat Abu Bakr also died in the best state in which any person can have the best death. And Hazrat Abu Bakr was the best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Hazrat Umar was made the caliph, so he also acted according to the deeds and Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr. Then he too died in the best state in which any person can have the best death. And Hazrat Umar was the best person in this Ummah after the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah that when people apostatized during the time of Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Abu Bakr intended to fight them. Hazrat Umar said to Hazrat Abu Bakr, "Will you fight them even though I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then his wealth and his blood become inviolable except by right, and his (inner) account is with Allah'?" Hazrat Abu Bakr replied, "How can I not fight the one who differentiates between prayer and zakat? By Allah! I will certainly fight the one who makes a distinction between the two until he unites them both." Hazrat Umar says, "Then we fought along with Hazrat Abu Bakr. By Allah! Hazrat Abu Bakr was firmly established on the truth." Then, when Hazrat Abu Bakr gained control over some of the apostates, he said, "Choose one of two courses of action: either open war, or a humiliating course." They asked, "We know what open war is, but what is the humiliating course?" He replied, "You must testify regarding our slain that they are in Paradise, and regarding your slain that they are in Hell." So they did as he said.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, such calamities befell Hazrat Abu Bakr that if those calamities had descended upon a mountain, they would have shattered that mountain into pieces. Hypocrisy spread in Madinah and (many) Arabs became apostates. By Allah! People did not differ in any command of Islam except that Hazrat Abu Bakr rushed to protect and defend it. And Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also used to say along with this: Whoever saw Umar bin Khattab would know that he was created to remove harm from Islam. And by Allah! Hazrat Umar was extremely alert and unparalleled in all matters. And he prepared suitable people for the affairs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zubayd bin al-Harith that when the time of death of Hazrat Abu Bakr came, he sent a messenger to Hazrat Umar. And Hazrat Abu Bakr appointed Hazrat Umar as the caliph. Upon this, the people said, "You are appointing over us a stern and harsh man as caliph. And if he becomes our ruler, he will become even more stern and harsh." So when you appoint Hazrat Umar as caliph over us, what answer will you give your Lord when you meet your Creator?" Hazrat Abu Bakr replied, "Are you trying to frighten me with my Lord? I will answer (Allah Ta'ala): O Allah! I have appointed the best person among Your creation as caliph over the people."

2. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr sent a messenger to Hazrat Umar (and after calling him) said, "If you remember, I give you a will. Surely, during the day, there is a right of Allah Ta'ala which He does not accept at night, and (similarly) there is a right of Allah Ta'ala at night which He does not accept during the day. And indeed, until the obligatory acts are fulfilled, the voluntary acts are not accepted. And those whose deeds will be heavy in the balance on the Day of Judgment, their deeds will be heavy only because in the world they followed the truth, and the truth was weighty upon them. And it is also true for the balance that (when) only the truth is placed in it, it becomes heavy. And those whose deeds will be light in the balance on the Day of Judgment, it will only be because they followed falsehood, and falsehood was light upon them. And it is also true for the balance that when only falsehood is placed in it, it becomes light."

3. And surely Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Paradise because of their best deeds and has forgiven their mistakes. So a person may say, "I cannot reach them." And (similarly) Allah Ta'ala has mentioned the people of Hell with their evil deeds, and has also stated that Allah Ta'ala has rejected the righteous deeds of the people of Hell. So a person may say, "I am better than them." And Allah Ta'ala has mentioned both the verse of mercy and the verse of punishment so that the believer may have hope as well as fear. He should not have unjustified hopes in Allah Ta'ala, nor should he cast himself into destruction with his own hands.

4. So if you safeguard my will, then no unseen thing will be more beloved to you than death. And if you neglect my will, then no unseen thing will be more hateful to you than death. And you can never overcome death.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qais bin Hazim that I saw Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, and in his hand was a branch of a date palm, and he was seating the people and saying: Listen to the words of the Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The narrator says: Then the slave of Hazrat Abu Bakr—who was called Shadeed—came with a letter, and he read it out to the people. He said: Hazrat Abu Bakr says: Listen to and obey the man whose name is in this document. By Allah! I have left nothing undone in bringing you to goodness. Qais, the narrator, says: Then after that, I saw Hazrat Umar bin Khattab on the pulpit.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that among all people, the three most discerning individuals were: Hazrat Abu Bakr, when he showed insight regarding Hazrat Umar and appointed him as caliph; and (secondly) the woman who said, { اسْتَأْجِرْہُ، إِنَّ خَیْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِیُّ الأَمِینُ }; and (thirdly) the Aziz of Egypt when he said to his wife, { أَکْرِمِی مَثْوَاہُ }.

Narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Maymoon that I came and saw that Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Uthman bin Hunaif were standing together and saying: Beware that you have given the land for such compensation which is more than its capacity. Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I wish, I can double the compensation for my land. And Hazrat Uthman said: I have kept my land for such a deal which is according to it, and there is not much increase in it. Hazrat Umar said: If Allah keeps me safe, I will leave the needy people of Iraq in such a state that after me, they will not be in need of anyone else. The narrator says: Then only four days had passed when Hazrat Umar was martyred.

2. The narrator says: When Hazrat Umar would enter the mosque, he would stand between the rows and say: Straighten the rows. When the people would straighten, he would say the takbeer. The narrator says: Then (one morning) when he started the prayer, he was attacked at his place. The narrator says: Then I heard him say: The dog has killed me... or... the dog has devoured me. The narrator Amr says: I do not know what he said? There was no one between me and him except Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Then Hazrat Umar took Abdur Rahman bin Auf by the hand and put him forward... The killer started running while he had a double-edged dagger in his hand. Whoever he passed by on the right or left, he would strike him, until he wounded thirteen people. Then out of those wounded, nine people also died. The narrator says: When a Muslim saw this scene, he threw a big sheet over him to catch him. Then when the killer realized that he would be caught, he killed himself.

3. The narrator says: Then we performed a light Fajr prayer. The narrator says: The people at the edges of the mosque did not even know what had happened. Yes, when they did not hear Hazrat Umar (his voice), they started saying: Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah! Then when the people left, the first person who came to Hazrat Umar was Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Hazrat Umar said (to him): See (find out) who has killed me? The narrator says: Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) turned a little and came back and informed: The craftsman slave of Mughirah. And this slave was a carpenter. The narrator says: Upon this Hazrat Umar said: All praise is for that Being who did not cause my death at the hands of a person who claimed to be a Muslim. May Allah destroy him. Surely, I had ordered him to do good. The narrator says: Then Hazrat Umar said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): Indeed, you and your father liked that there should be more non-Arabs in Madinah. The narrator says: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: If you wish, we will do this. He said: After you have said your word, performed your prayer, and completed your rites.

4. The narrator says: The people said to Hazrat Umar: You have no (major) problem. The narrator says: Then Hazrat Umar asked for nabidh (a drink) and drank it, but it came out of his wounds. Then Hazrat Umar asked for milk and drank it, but that too came out of his wounds. Thus, he became certain of his death. So he said to Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): See what debt is upon me and calculate it. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Eighty-six thousand. Hazrat Umar said: If this debt can be paid from the wealth of the family of Umar, then pay it from their wealth on my behalf. Otherwise, ask from Banu Adi bin Ka'b. Then if it can be paid from their wealth, fine, otherwise ask from the Quraish, and do not ask from anyone else. And pay this debt on my behalf.

5. Go to Ummul Momineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and convey my greetings and say: Umar bin Khattab... do not say the word "Ameerul Momineen" because I am not the leader of the people at this time... seeks permission to be buried with his two companions (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr). The narrator says: When Abdullah bin Umar went to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), he found her sitting and weeping. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) greeted her and then said: Umar bin Khattab seeks permission to be buried with his companions. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah! I wanted this for myself (i.e., to be buried in the chamber), but today I give preference to Umar Farooq over myself for this night (to be buried in the chamber). Then when Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) returned, it was said: This is Abdullah bin Umar (who has returned). The narrator says: Hazrat Umar said: M