Statement of ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab

1700 — Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Basir narrated to us: Uthman ibn Ahmad narrated to us; Hanbal ibn Ishaq narrated to us: Abu ʿAbd Allah—that is, Ahmad ibn Hanbal—told me: Yazid, namely Ibn Harun, narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Talhah narrated to us, from Zubayd, from Dharr, who said: ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab would say to his companions, “Come, let us increase in faith.” Then they would remember Allah, Mighty and Majestic.