Tag: ‘Umar
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Aslam رضي الله عنه narrates that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه once received news that Abū ‘Ubaydah رضي الله عنه had been besieged in Syria, and the enemy had joined forces against him. So ‘Umar رضي الله عنه wrote to him: Peace [be upon you]. No difficulty befalls a believing servant, [except that] Allāh creates after…
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Ṭalq ibn Ḥabīb رحمه الله narrates that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “O people of Makkah! Fear Allāh with regards to this Ḥaram of yours! Do you know who resided in this Ḥaram before you? Such and such a tribe was residing in it, and they violated its sanctity and so were destroyed…” he then…
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‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “Beware of mentioning others [in your conversations, i.e. backbiting], for it is an illness, and hold fast to the remembrance of Allāh, for it is indeed a cure.” [1] [1] Al-Qurṭubī قال عمرُ رضي الله عنه: “إيّاكم وذكرَ النّاس فإنّه داء، وعليكم بذكر الله فإنّه شفاء.”
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It has been narrated from Abū Wā’il رحمه الله that he said: “Ibn Mas‘ūd رضي الله عنه came to us and gave us the news of the passing away of ‘Umar رضي الله عنه – I have not experienced a day in which he wept and grieved more than that day – and then he…