It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that such people have borne witness to me, whose word is trustworthy, among them Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is also included, who in my view is the most trustworthy of them all, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "There is no prayer after two prayers: after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises, and after the Asr prayer until the sun sets, no voluntary prayer should be performed."

This same narration has also been transmitted from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) through another chain of transmission.

Tariq bin Shihab reports that a Jew came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! You people recite a verse in your Book which, if it had been revealed to us Jews, we would have taken the day of its revelation as a festival." (Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked: "Which verse is that?" He referred to the verse of the completion of religion.) Upon this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! I know the day and the time when this verse was revealed. This verse was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Jumu'ah, in the evening of Arafah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when I came from Yemen to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), at that time he was in Batha. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw me in the state of Ihram and asked, "With what intention have you put on Ihram?" I replied, "With the intention with which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has put on Ihram; my Ihram is the same as his." Then he asked, "Have you brought a sacrificial animal with you?" I replied, "No!" He said, "Then perform Tawaf of the Ka'bah, do Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, and become halal (come out of Ihram)." So I performed Tawaf of the House of Allah, did Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, then went to a woman from my people; she combed my hair and washed my head with water. Later, during the caliphate of the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them), I continued to tell people the same ruling. One day during the days of Hajj, I was standing somewhere when a man came to me and said, "Do you not know what new rulings the Commander of the Faithful has issued regarding the matters of Hajj?" Upon this, I said, "O people! Whoever I have given a fatwa to, let him listen: here is the Commander of the Faithful, follow him." When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, I asked him, "What new ruling have you issued in the rites of Hajj?" He replied, "If we take the Noble Qur'an, it commands us to complete Hajj and 'Umrah, and if we take the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not come out of Ihram before sacrificing the animal." (Benefit: In fact, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had prohibited combining both Hajj and 'Umrah in a single journey; this is what is mentioned here.)

Suwaid bin Ghaflah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I once saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) kissing the Black Stone and addressing it, saying, "I know that you are merely a stone that can neither benefit nor harm anyone, but I have seen Abul Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) showing kindness to you."

Amr bin Maymoon says that on one occasion, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the polytheists would not return from Muzdalifah before sunrise, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not follow their way and departed from Muzdalifah towards Mina before sunrise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once said: Allah Almighty sent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and revealed the Book to him, in which there was also the verse of stoning, which we read and memorized. I fear that after some time has passed, people may begin to say, "We do not find any verse regarding stoning," and thus a duty which Allah has revealed may be neglected. Remember! The proof of stoning from the Book of Allah is established for the one who is married, whether man or woman, when witnesses are present, or the woman becomes pregnant, or the person confesses to the crime.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I heard Hisham bin Hakeem reciting Surah Furqan in prayer. He was reciting such words in it that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taught me. I caught hold of his hand and brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! You yourself taught me Surah Furqan, and I have heard him reciting it in such words which you did not teach me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told Hisham to recite it. He recited it in the same way as I had heard him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Surah has been revealed in this way." Then he said to me: Umar! You also recite. So I recited it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been revealed in this way also." After that, he said: "Indeed, this Qur'an has been revealed upon seven modes of recitation, so recite in whichever is easy for you."

This same narration has also been transmitted from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) through this second chain of transmission.

Once, Abdullah bin Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) came to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) during the caliphate of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him, he said: "Are you the one about whom I have been told that you have been entrusted with some responsibility over the common people, but when you are given its salary, you express dislike in taking it?" Abdullah says, "I replied, 'Yes, that is so.'" Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What is your intention in this?" I replied, "By the grace of Allah, I have horses and slaves and everything, and I am also financially well off, so I wish that my salary be used for the works of the Muslims." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do not do so, because once I also wished the same. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to give me something, I would say, 'O Messenger of Allah! There are people more in need than me, please give it to them.' Similarly, once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me some wealth, and as before, I said, 'Please give it to someone more needy than me.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Take it, add it to your wealth, then give charity from it, and remember! If wealth comes to you without your desire and request, then take it, otherwise do not pursue it.'"