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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi | H (38-39) | The story of Omar’s conversion to Islam - and the pride of Muslims through his conversion to Islam
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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The story of the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
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There are various accounts regarding the conversion of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, despite their weakness.
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It appears that Islam took root in his heart, may Allah be pleased with him.
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It gradually took hold of him, bit by bit.
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The first instance of this occurring in his heart
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is what Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih.
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On the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
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"While I was sleeping near their idols,
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a man came with a calf and slaughtered it.
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Then a crier shouted out—
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I have never heard a crier with a louder voice than his—
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saying:
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'O Jalih!
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A successful matter!
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An eloquent man
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says: There is no god but You.'
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The people jumped up,
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and I said,
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'I will not leave until I know what is behind this.'
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Then he called out again:
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'O Jalih!
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A successful matter!
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An eloquent man
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says:
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There is no god but Allah.'
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So I stood up,
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and it was not long before it was said, 'This is a Prophet.'"
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Imam al-Bayhaqi said:
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"The apparent meaning of this narration suggests that ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, himself
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heard a crier shouting from the calf that was slaughtered."
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This is also explicit in a weak narration regarding the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
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However, the rest of the narrations indicate that this was a soothsayer
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who was reporting what he had seen and heard.
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And Allah knows best.
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Then Imam al-Bayhaqi cited the hadith of Sawad ibn Qarib,
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and said:
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"It is likely that this is the same soothsayer
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whose name was not mentioned in the authentic hadith."
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Al-Hafiz [Ibn Hajar] said in al-Fath:
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"The author alluded to including this story in the chapter on the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
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based on what has been reported from ‘A’ishah and Talhah, may Allah be pleased with them,
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regarding ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that this story was the cause of his conversion, may Allah be pleased with him."
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The empowerment of the Muslims through the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih
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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"We have remained empowered ever since ‘Umar converted to Islam."
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Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath:
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"This is because of the firmness and strength he possessed in the cause of Allah the Exalted."
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Imam Ahmad recorded in Fada'il al-Sahabah with a hasan (sound) chain of narration
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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"The conversion of ‘Umar was a conquest,
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his migration was a victory,
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and his authority was a mercy."
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Al-Hakim recorded in al-Mustadrak with a chain of narration that is acceptable,
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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"By Allah, we were unable to pray at the Ka‘bah openly
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until ‘Umar converted to Islam."
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