It is narrated from Imam Malik bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri said to me: "Never deviate from the opinion of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), for he lived for sixty years after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and nothing of the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or of the affairs of his Companions remained hidden from him."

It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), in his own time (given the delicacy of circumstances, on account of his abstinence and steadfastness), was more virtuous than Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was in his own time.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: We have not seen anyone who held more firmly to the original way (of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Rightly Guided Caliphs) than Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyab that he said: If I could testify about anyone that he is certainly among the people of Paradise, I would testify so about Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) fixed the stipend of Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) at three thousand and mine at two thousand five hundred, I said to him: "Father! Why have you set Usamah's stipend at three thousand and mine at two thousand five hundred? By Allah, Usamah has not taken part in any battle from which I was absent, nor did his father go anywhere my father did not take part in." He replied: "My son, you have spoken the truth, but I bear witness that Usamah's father was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than your father, and Usamah himself was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than you." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. If anyone thinks that this virtue belongs only to Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him), let him know that I have cited this hadith for two reasons. First, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) testified in favour of his son that Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was present in every battle Usamah went to, and this is a very great virtue of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). Second, the two Shaykhs have already recorded, on their condition, most of the musnad hadiths on the virtues of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), so my effort is to present the sahih musnad narrations which they did not record.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: On the day of al-Hudaybiyah I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) unto death twice. He relates: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the people gathered (in one place) and said to me: "Go and see what the matter is." I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was taking the pledge of allegiance from the people unto death, so I too gave the pledge. Then I returned and informed Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so he came and gave the pledge, and then I gave the pledge again after he had given it. This is among the greatest virtues of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and the two Shaykhs did not record it, while (the narrator) Abdullah bin Umar al-Umari is mentioned only on account of weakness in his memory.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Every one of us who reached that period of the world, the world inclined towards him or he inclined towards the world, except Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) (who remained indifferent to the glitter of the world). 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 Nafi' that he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) entered the Ka'bah, and I heard him making this plea while in prostration: "(O Allah!) You know well that nothing has prevented me from competing with Quraysh for the gains of this world except fear of You."

It is narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah that he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was the best of this Ummah.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Jubayr that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with them all) and other Companions; they held that none of them had remained in the state in which they had parted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) (who held firmly to his abstinence and his way).