The Holy Prophet's Joint Tributes To Abu Bakr And Umar
 

[SIZE="2"][B][SIZE="2"]The Holy Prophet's Joint Tributes To Abu Bakr And Umar[/SIZE][/B]



[B][COLOR="Magenta"]ox and wolf[/COLOR][/B]

Abu Hurrayrah said:
I heard the Holy Prophet say, 'while a shepherd was in the midst of his flock, a wolf rushed upon it and carried from it a sheep and the shepherd pursued it, the wolf turned to him and said, who will be a protector to it on the day of resurrection-the day when there will be no other shepherd than myself. As a man was driving an ox which he had laden, it turned to him and said, Verily I was not created for this but for tillage."

The companions cried, "Good God! Should an ox talk." The Holy Prophet said:

"I believe in it, and likewise Abu Bakr and Umar."

This is indicative of the Holy Prophet's trust in the faith of Abu Bakr and Umar.







[B][COLOR="Magenta"]two ministers[/COLOR][/B]

The Holy Prophet(pbuh) said:
There was never a prophet but he had two Ministers from the dwellers in heaven and two Ministers from among the dwellers on earth. My two Ministers of the dwellers of heaven are Gabriel and Michael, and of the earth Abu Bakr and Umar'."



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right and left[/COLOR][/B]

It is related in a tradition that one day the Holy Prophet entered the mosque with Abu Bakr and Umar, one of them on his right hand, and the other upon his left. He held their hands and said:

"Thus shall we arise on the Day of Judgment."







[B][COLOR="Magenta"]ears and eyes[/COLOR][/B]

According to another tradition, the Holy Prophet looked on Abu Bakr and Umar and said:

"They are my hearing and my sight."






[B][COLOR="Magenta"]no opposition[/COLOR][/B]

Praise be to God, Who has strengthened me with ye two." On one occasion, addressing Abu Bakr and Umar, the Holy Prophet said:

"If you two are agreed upon any matter, I would not oppose you."





[B][COLOR="Magenta"]
the two[/COLOR][/B]

Every prophet has chosen ones among his people and verily my elect from among my companions are Abu Bakr and Umar."




[B][COLOR="Magenta"]love of two[/COLOR][/B]



Love towards Abu Bakr and Umar is faith; hatred towards them is infidelity





[B][COLOR="Magenta"]
the law[/COLOR][/B]

Love towards Abu Bakr and Umar and a knowledge of them is an injunction of the law





[B][COLOR="Magenta"]
listen[/COLOR][/B]

Verily I hope for the same benefit for my people by their profession of love towards Abu Bakr and Umar that I hope for them by their profession of faith there is no god but God'."[/SIZE]

[B][SIZE="2"]Have you seen such a "Hawk"[/SIZE][/B]



He took particular care to appoint men of approved integrity to high offices under the state. He watched over them like a hawk, and as soon as any lapse on their part came to the notice of Umar immediate action was taken. People were free to complain against their officers. Impartial enquiries were held and when any officer was found guilty he was removed and punished.


All the Governors were required to assemble at Mecca on the occasion of the Hajj, and here any person could complain against any officer. Umar exhorted all concerned to realize that the officers were not meant to rule; they were there to serve the people, and build up a welfare state.


[B][COLOR="Magenta"]his essence[/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR="Magenta"]Umar's concept of administration was:[/COLOR][/B]

"By God he that is weakest among you shall be in my eyes the strongest until I have vindicated for him his right. He that is strongest I will treat as the weakest until he complies with law."

No political thinker or ruler since Umar has been able to come forward with a better concept of the purpose of the state than the concept enunciated by Umar. About the ruler and the ruled relationship, Umar said:

"People generally hate their ruler and I seek protection of Allah lest my people should entertain similar feelings about me."



[B][COLOR="Magenta"]
his instructions[/COLOR][/B]

Some of his standing instructions to his executive were: "Avoid vain suspicions; keep away from malice; do not encourage people to cherish vain hopes; be careful in respect of Allah's property in your charge; be accessible to the people; guard yourself against evil men; seek the company of the righteous; attend to your job with due diligence; do not procrastinate in the dispatch of state business; watch your subordinates; take immediate action against those who are corrupt or inefficient; and award merit." All these instructions given 1,400 years ago would be as true today as these were then.




[B][B][COLOR="SeaGreen"]* he burnt the door of Saad bin abi Waqas house in Madyan as it was made of wood..and difficult for a questioner to meet saad...

*he dismissed the greatest warrior of all times..ibne waleed as he gave great amount of money to a poet as a gift...for his qaseeda.....

* he canned the amr bin al'as son for injustice to poor egyptian[/COLOR][/B][/B]

[B]Umar and the earthquake...[/B]

once..in medina....came an earthquake..umar took his whip..and lashed the earth 2 3 times..with full force and said...what injustice has umar done on you that you are shaking ????

and the earthquake stopped..and it is said that..afterwards..in his rule...never came any earthquake in medina....




[B]
Umar and the Princess of Persia...[/B]

As a POW..the daughter of Irani King..Yazdgard...cme to medina...she was dressed with jewels..and gold..and was very beautiful..as irani women usually are....

umar asked who is she...someone replied...she is the princess of Persia....umar smiled and replied...then she is a fit for a prince only......bring or Prince of Arabia....

Hussain ibne Ali..was brought...and umar gave this to him...and latter accepted islam..named as SherBano..and became mother of imam zainul abideen.....






[B]Umar and Ali...[/B]

umar when went to conquer Jerusalem..made ali..as acting caliph....ali in his life...attended all prayers...behind umar...this shows ali accepted his greatness in deen..knowledge...and caliphate...

[B]Umar and the Azan....[/B]

When the Azan was originally proposed the contents of the call were:

"I testify that there is no god but Allah-come ye to prayers."

Umar suggested, "The words 'I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God' should be added". A revelation corroborated this suggestion.


[B]
Umar and the Aisha innocence....[/B]

When there was an imputation against the conduct of 'Ayesha, Umar said that this was a grievous calumny. Later a verse was revealed declaring the episode as a calumny and establishing 'Ayesha's innocence.


[B]
Umar and the Abdullah ibne Ubai....[/B]

'Abdullah b. Ubbay though a Muslim was insincere in his professions and was the enemy of God and the Holy Prophet. When he died the Holy Prophet led his funeral prayer. Umar suggested that the Holy Prophet should not pray at the funeral of those who were the enemies of God and the Prophet. A verse was later revealed enjoining the Holy Prophet not to pray at the funeral of those who were the enemies of God and His Prophet




[B]Umar and the Permission ....
[/B]
The practice was that people went to see the Holy Prophet unannounced. Umar suggested that all visitors should seek permission before being admitted to the presence of the Holy Prophet. A verse was later revealed enjoining the asking of permission before entering the presence of the Holy Prophet.



[B]
Umar and the murder he did ....[/B]

Once two persons to a dispute referred the case to the Holy Prophet and the Holy Prophet gave his verdict. One of them appealed against the decision of the Holy Prophet. Umar slew him with his sword. A verse was revealed absolving Umar from the death of the person who did not believe in the judgment of the Holy Prophet.


[B]
Umar and the Gibrael....
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Once a Jew said to Umar, "Verily Gabriel who speaks to your Master is our enemy." Umar retorted, "Whosoever is an enemy to God, or His angels, or His Apostles, or Gabriel, or Michael, verily God is an enemy to the unbelievers." Later a verse was revealed declaring that God was the enemy of unbelievers.






[B][COLOR="Magenta"]In nutshell ....prophet(peace be upon him )repeatedly said that...

God speaks through the tongue of Umar.[/COLOR][/B]

[SIZE="2"][B]Ali on Umar death....[/B]

Seeing the face of Umar, Ali said:

"Salutations of God to thee,
Verily, there is no man
Other than this shrouded one,
Whose deeds I envy."


[B]Usman on umar death....[/B]

'Usman seeing the face of Umar said:

"Out of us, who can equal Umar?"



[B]Sa'id bin Zaid on umar death....[/B]

Sa'id bin Zaid, the brother-in-law of Umar, wept grievously. He was asked why he was weeping so profusely. He said:

"I am not weeping for Umar. I am weeping for Islam in which cracks will appear after his death.



[B]
Hafsa on umar death....[/B]

I am bearing this bereavement with patience,
The Holy Qur'an condoles me,
You are not alone to die,
Every one is to die in turn."


[B]
Bint Abi Hashma on umar death....[/B]

We mourn the death of Umar
Who disentangled every knot,
Who solved every difficulty,
Who put an end to all mischief,
Who revived the Sunnat of the Holy Prophet,
He has departed from this world
Free from all blame."



[B]Wife on umar death....[/B]

Another wife of Umar mourned his death in the following terms:

"The death of Umar has overwhelmed me with such grief
That the entire world now appears to be a place of sorrow and distress."



[B]
Aatika on umar death....[/B]

Atika the wife of Umar burst into the following elegy on the death of Umar:

"Eye, let thy tears and weeping be abundant,
Death has afflicted me in the fall of a horseman
Distinguished in the day of battle and of contumely,
The stay of faith, the defense against inclement fortune,
And a champion unto the afflicted and oppressed,
Say unto the hopeless die,
Since Death hath given us to drink the cup of dissolution."

She also said:

"Firoz has deprived us of such a fair complexioned, fair minded person
Who was fastidious about his prayers
Who was regular in the recitation of the Holy Qur'an,
Who was a source of strength for the weak;
And who was stern and harsh against the oppressors."[/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"][B]Tribute of Ali....[/B]

When Umar became the Caliph, there were some people who approved of his caliphate and there were some who disagreed. During his caliphate he administered the affairs of the State strictly on the lines laid down by the Holy Prophet and his successor Abu Bakr. He followed them in the same way as a child follows its mother. Verily he was a pillar of strength for the weak, the poor, and the aggrieved. He was for the Muslims a source of honor, prosperity and victory. Nothing stood in his way in promoting the cause of Truth. He was so discriminating in truth that we come to believe that the angel spoke through his tongue. By being converted to Islam, he became a source of honor and strength for Islam His migration was a cause of strengthening the religion of Islam. God made the infidels fear Umar, and the pious Muslims love him. As he was very harsh with the enemies of Islam, the Holy Prophet compared Umar to Gabriel. As he had a fiery temper the Holy Prophet compared him to Nuh, O ye Muslims bear in mind that after the Holy Prophet, among his followers the two best persons were Abu Bakr, and Umar."


[B][COLOR="Magenta"]Ali used to say, "When the righteous are mentioned, then be quick and mention Umar." Ali also said "We used to say not without reason that the Divine Presence spoke by the tongue of Umar."
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[B]Tribute of Ibne Abbas....[/B]

May God bless the soul of Umar. By God he was a pillar of strength for Islam. He was the shelter for the orphans and the widows. By his conduct he fortified the faith of others. He was a model Muslim. The weak relied on him for the redress of their grievances. He was a great helper of the people. As a Caliph he promoted the interests of Islam. Under him the standard of Islam was carried east and west, and the call to prayers could be heard in plains and on hills even in distant lands. In the states when he was hard or humble he maintained the dignity of Islam. He remembered God at all times. He was indeed the gem of a man. May Allah humiliate the person who talks ill of Umar, or bears him any enmity."




[B]
Tribute of Ibne Masood....[/B]

If the wisdom of Umar were placed in the scale of a balance, and the wisdom of living things upon the earth in the other scale, the wisdom of Umar would outweigh them, and verily the people used to think that Umar carried nine-tenth of the wisdom of the world."

Verily Umar was the most learned of us all in the Book of God, and most profoundly versed in the religious ordinances of Allah."


Umar was the fort of Islam. The people could enter the fort but could not come out of it. With the death of Umar that fort has fallen and now people would come out of it.....





[B]Tribute of Abbas....[/B]
I was a neighbor of Umar. After the Holy Prophet I have not found any person superior to Umar in the love of God. He spent the greater part of night in prayer. Throughout the day he worked hard to win the pleasure of Allah".




[B]Tribute of Saeed b. Zaid ....[/B]

With the death of Umar, Islam has come to grief. His death has caused a breach in the citadel of Islam which would not be filled up."




[B]Tribute of Abu Hudhaifa ....[/B]

It is as if the wisdom of mankind lay hidden in the bossom of Umar. By Allah I know not a man whom the reproof of the censurer in what relateth to the service of God, does not touch, but Umar." He also said, "In the time of Umar Islam attained the climax of glory. After his death Islam will have to face difficulties."


[B]
Tribute of Abu Talha Ansari ....[/B]

By God, there is no Muslim household which has not suffered because of the death of Umar."



[B]
Tribute of Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarah....[/B]

When Umar will die, Islam will be disgraced. I do not wish that I should survive Umar. I wish to die during the life-time of Umar."[/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"][B]Somebody Stop Him !!!!![/B]
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this was the sentence whih jews..christians.....and zorastriats used to say during the life of umar .....!!!!!![/COLOR][/B]


1.He was unique in his power of discrimination. The Holy Prophet conferred on him the title of 'Al-Farooq'.

2.Among his contemporaries he was the foremost in the matter of knowledge and learning.

3.He had the unique distinction of having his views confirmed by the Holy Quran.

4.His superiority over his contemporaries was acknowledged when the Holy Prophet said that if there was to be a prophet after him, it would have been Umar.

5.He was the first Muslim ruler to be known by the title of Amir-ul-Mo'minin.

6.The conquests made by him exceeded in extent the conquests made by any other Muslim ruler throughout the course of history.

7.He was the first Muslim ruler to establish public treasury.

8.He was the first Muslim ruler to establish courts of justice and appoint judges.

He was the first Muslim ruler to establish the Army Department and assign 9.regular salaries to the men in the armed forces.

10.He was the first to create army reserves.

11.He established the land revenue department for the first time.

12.He was the first ruler under whom the survey and assessment work of lands was undertaken.

13.He was the first Muslim ruler to take a census.

14.He was the first Muslim ruler to strike coins.

15.He was the first Muslim ruler to dig canals.

16.He was the first Muslim ruler to found cities.

17.He was the first Muslim ruler to divide the country into provinces and provinces into districts.

18.He imposed the customs duty for the first time.

19.He was the first to set up jails.

20.He was the first to organize the Police Department.

21.He was the first among the Muslim rulers to establish Military Centers and Military Cantonments at strategic points.

22.He established cavalry. He set up stables at strategic points. He created the distinction of pedigree and nonpedigree horses.

23.He established guest-houses in all cities. He established rest-houses on the road from Madina to Mecca for the comfort of travelers.

24.He provided for the care and bringing up of foundlings.

25.He laid down that no Arab could be made a slave.

26.He gave stipends to the poor.

27.He established schools throughout the country. He allowed liberal salaries to school teachers.

28.He was the first who instituted the prayers of Tarawih in congregation in the mosque in the month of Ramazan.

29.He was the first to formulate the principle of Qiyas.

30.He had the formula "Prayer is better than sleep" inserted in the call for morning prayers.

31.He was the first to provide light in mosques at nights.

32.He was the first to provide salaries for Imams and Muezzins.

33.He was the first to organize sermons in mosques.

34.He was the first to punish for writing satires and lampoons.

35.He was the first to prohibit the mention of women's names in lyric poems, an ancient custom in Arabia.

36.He was the first to inflict eighty stripes for indulgence in wine.

37.He was the first to prohibit 'Muta'ah'-marriage for a limited term.

38.He was the first to forbid the sale of female slaves, who had borne children to their masters.

39.He was the first who assembled the people to prayers over the dead with four Takbirs.

40.He was the first to enlarge and pave the Prophet's mosque at Madina.

41.He was the first to expel non-Muslims from Arabia. The Jews from Hijaz were transferred to Syria, and the Christians from Nijran were transferred to Kufah.

42.He was the first to place the law of inheritance on a sound basis.

43.He was the first to establish trusts.[/SIZE]

Have you seen such a Father ?
 

[SIZE="2"][B]Have you seen such a Father ?[/B]



Abu Shahma ..was one of the son of umar...took active part in Egypt battles..and after conquest of Egypt..lived there in the city of Fustat....once he drank some wine with his friend company...became unconcious...and the next day went to Governor of Egypt..Amr bin Al'as..to impose Hadd on him..Amr bin Al.as said that..you drank it in compamy..and already repented...so no need of punishment now....as prophet(pbuh) also used to say..if you commit some sin...then repent to allah..allah will have a greatmercy to forgive...



Abu Shahma did not agree..so instead of giving him 80 lashes in public..Amr bin Al'as lshed him inside his house compound and shaved his head also....

The strict intelligence system of umar...gave all this repoert to umar..in medina...which instantly wrote the severe letter to Amr bin Al'as that you have done the severe mistake and dishonesty by punishing him inside compound insted of punishing him publicly...umar ordered that...sent my son..on naked camel to medina as early...when son reached medina..hefell ill...and hardly can walk...umar ordered to punish his son in medina in front of public...one of the greatest sahabi of prophet(pbuh) Abdur rehman Auf..said that he already received punishment ...son said that ..plz..wait till i recover.....



umar turned down every request..his son was lashed in front of all people in medina...his son which was already sick..could not bare these lashes ... after few strips..he became unconcious...and 3 or 4 days after...died as a martyr...by the order of his own great and just father !!!!! [/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"][B]When Umar wept bitterly....[/B]

On return from conquering Jerusalem..he met near jordan...an old woman...he asked about her condition ..she said..Woe to umar...he has done nothing for me...umar said..while he was sitting thousands of miles away...how can he know...every person condition...of his regime....

The woman shouted with anger...if he does not know the conditiuonof his people...then why he rule on us....and umar wept bitterly on hearing this....


[B]Stones in the Kettle...[/B]

with his servant ..Asim..umar was on usual roam of madina streets ..came across a house in which children weeping...umar inquired that..a woman was there with spponing the kettle having stones and water in it..with the plea that...no food is available for children....

Umar instantly went Baitul Mal...took all neccessities in a bag on his back..Asim said that..give this bag to me...umar replied..on qiyyamah ..you also take my burden....

Umar came that women home..and helped her in cooking food..and then feed her children while he was watching that....



[B]Stipend of Children .......[/B]

Once umar was wandering in madina streets at night came across a weeping child...umar said t mother..what a sort of mother you are.....she replied that...i am trying to wean him..as stipend from umar will start after weaning....

Umar replied..this is cruelty to small child...the woman shouted with anger that...this cruelty is mere responsibility of umar...as she did not recognize umar....umar with tears in his eyes replied that...how much innocent children ..did you harm..O umar....

and he ordered very next day that stipend of every child in 25 Lakh sq, miles regime will get stipend from the day of his birth....[/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"][B] Umar and Wine.....[/B]

Drinking was very common among the Quraish. Some accounts say that during the days of ignorance even Umar was a wine bibbler. When Umar became a Muslim, he never touched wine. Umar was a great thinker. He thought that as under the influence of drink one becomes oblivious of his duties and responsibilities, drink must be prohibited by an injunction from God. Umar often talked to the Holy Prophet on the subject, and prayed for an injunction to enforce prohibition.


At Madina the following verse was revealed to the Holy prophet:
They ask you about wine and games of chance. Say 'They lead to great sin, and have some use for men. But the sin inherent in them exceeds their usefulness." (2: 219) The Holy Prophet informed Umar of this revelation. Umar said: 'Holy Prophet. This is not enough, pray to God for a specific injunction."


Some time later came another revelation, namely: "Believers! wine, games of chance, idols, and diving arrows are abominations which are the handiwork of the Devil. Avoid them so that you may prosper." (5: 90)


When Umar was informed of this revelation, he said: "Holy Prophet; this is a negative provision. Pray to God to give some positive injunction."

Then another verse was revealed which provided: "The Devil intends that by means of wine, games of chance, he should provoke enmity and hatred among you; and stop you from remembering Allah and saying your prayers. Will you not keep them away from them?" (5: 91)

This verse provided the necessary sanction for the prohibition of drinking. In spite of this injunction many Muslims continued to indulge in drinking.




[B] Umar Wisdom......[/B]
When Umar became the Caliph, and the Muslim conquests extended east and west, bringing prosperity to the Muslims, Umar felt that in order to safeguard the purity of faith some hard and fast policy about drinking should be laid down. While the Holy Qur'an provided specific punishments for some offences, no penalty was specified in the case of drinking. That made some of the wine bibblers take the plea that if God intended prohibition, the penalty for the offence would have been prescribed.



[B] Case in Shura ....[/B]
In shura ..umar asked ...is it lawful or unlawful ...all shura decided that unlawful....

then umar asked ..what punishment ..as quran is silent about that....

[B]
Intellect and Ruling of Ali ......[/B]

Ali argued that the offence of drinking was of the same species as calumny for under the influence of drink one was apt to say many things which he should not have otherwise said. In the case of calumny the Holy Quran provided punishment as follows:

"Give eighty lashes to each one,

Of those who accuse honorable women; But do not support their accusation with four witnesses.

Do not accept their testimony,

For it is they who break the law."

Ali advised that for drinking the same penalty i. e. eighty lashes should be provided. This advice was accepted by Umar.....


[B]
Orders of Umar....[/B]
Drinking is banned under the Holy Quran. If any Muslim drinks and pleads that this was lawful then cut off his head for what he says is a violation of the Holy Word. If he says that it is unlawful but that he fell into error then give him eighty lashes publicly."

These instructions were enforced vigorously, and the Muslim society was practically rid of the evil of drinking.....[/SIZE]