Humrah bin Abd Kilal says that after the first journey to Syria, once again Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) set out towards Syria. When he approached it, he and his companions received the news that a plague had broken out in Syria. The companions said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that you should turn back from here, do not go further. If you go there and indeed the epidemic has spread there, then we will have no way to bring you back from there. So, according to the consultation, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) returned to Madinah Munawwarah. That night, when he camped in the last part of the night, I was the closest to him. When he got up, I also got up behind him. I heard him saying that I had reached near Syria, but these people brought me back from there because the plague had spread there. However, by returning from there, the time of my death cannot be delayed, nor can the message of my death come early. Therefore, now my intention is that if I reach Madinah Munawwarah and complete all the necessary tasks in which my presence is essential, then I will definitely set out towards Syria again and camp in the city of "Hims", because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Allah Almighty will raise seventy thousand such servants from it on the Day of Resurrection who will have neither reckoning nor punishment, and the place of their rising will be between the olive trees and the red and soft earth in the middle of its garden.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat with his noble companions to relate a hadith and said: "Whoever stands at the time of the sun's zenith, performs ablution thoroughly and prays two rak'ahs, all his sins will be forgiven as if his mother has given birth to him today." Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Praise be to Allah who granted me the opportunity to hear this instruction from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in that gathering in front of Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Are you amazed at this? Before you came, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said something even more amazing. I said: May my parents be sacrificed for you, what was that? He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution thoroughly, then raises his gaze towards the sky and says «اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له واشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله» , the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, and he may enter Paradise through whichever gate he wishes."

Ash'ath bin Qais says that once I invited Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), his respected wife stopped him from attending the invitation, which displeased him and he hit his wife. Then he said to me, "Ash'ath! Remember three things which I have remembered after hearing them from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Do not ask any man why he hit his wife. Do not sleep without offering Witr prayer. I have forgotten the third thing."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once delivered a sermon and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever wears silk in this world will not be made to wear it in the Hereafter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "A time will surely come when a rider will circle around the surroundings and outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah and will say, 'There used to be many believers living here.'"

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once addressed the people and said: O people! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not sit at a table where wine is served; whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not enter a bathhouse without a lower garment; and any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not enter a bathhouse.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever provides shade over a Mujahid, Allah will provide shade over him on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever equips a Mujahid with the necessities of jihad until he is able to stand on his own feet, the reward equal to that of the Mujahid will continue to be written for him until the Mujahid passes away. And whoever builds a mosque for the pleasure of Allah in which Allah is remembered, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed some things. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! The people of Suffa were more deserving of these than those who received them." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are free to question me in an inappropriate manner or to consider me miserly, whereas I am not miserly."

(Benefit: The meaning is that if I did not give anything to the people of Suffa, it was not because I kept something back for myself, and if I gave to others, it was because I considered their needs.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) perform ablution after experiencing a minor impurity and wipe over his leather socks.

Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ says that in the last days of his life, once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting reclining with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), and at that time Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) and Sayyiduna Sa’id bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) were also present. He said:“You should know that I have not adopted any opinion regarding kalalah, nor have I nominated anyone as a caliph after me, and that after my death, all the Arab captives will be freed in the way of Allah.”Sayyiduna Sa’id bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“If you would at least advise about any Muslim regarding the caliphate, people would trust you, just as previously Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did, and people trusted him as well.”Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“Actually, I see a bad greed among my companions, so I do not do so. However, I place this burden upon those six men with whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased at the time of his death. Choose whomever you wish from among them as caliph.”Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“If even one of these two men were present and I handed over the caliphate to him, I would be satisfied: one is Salim, who was the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah, and the other is Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.”