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Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—was summoned to pray over him. Umar said:

When he stood up, I approached him and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, will you pray over him even though he is a hypocrite?’ Then Allah revealed:

‘Never pray over any of them who dies, nor stand at his grave.’

[Surah al-Tawba: 84]

And Allah revealed:

‘Whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them—even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.’”

[Surah al-Tawba: 80]

(1).

It is reliably reported from Qays, from Tāriq ibn Shihāb, who said:

“We used to say that an angel spoke through Umar’s tongue.”(2)

Mujāhid said:

“Whenever Umar formed an opinion, the Quran was revealed in accordance with it.”

In the two Sahih collections, the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said:

“I saw the people presented before me wearing shirts. Some reached their breasts, while others were shorter than that. Umar ibn al-Khattāb was then presented before me wearing a shirt that trailed behind him.”

They(3) asked, “How did you interpret that, Messenger of Allah?”

He replied, “Religion.”(4)

It is also reported in the two Sahih collections that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said:

“While I was asleep, I saw myself(5) being brought a cup. I drank from it until I could see the effects of having drunk my fill emerging from

(1) This hadith appeared earlier at 5/235, where it begins: “Step away from me, Umar.” (2) Ibn al-Jawzī mentions this report in *Tārīkh Umar ibn al-Khattāb*, p. 218, where it reads: “He speaks with the tongue of an angel.” (3) MS B reads: “He said,” which is an error. (4) This hadith appeared earlier in this volume, on p. 21, where it begins: “While I was asleep, I saw the people.” (5) MS H reads: “I saw that I…”

اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: فَلَمَّا قَامَ دَنَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَتُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُنَافِقٌ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ} [سُورَةُ التَّوْبَةِ: ٨٤] وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ} » [سُورَةُ التَّوْبَةِ: ٨٠] (١) . وَثَبَتَ عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ مَلَكٌ (٢) . وَعَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عُمَرُ إِذَا رَأَى الرَّأْيَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الْقُرْآنُ. وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: " «رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ النَّاسَ عُرِضُوا عَلَيَّ وَعَلَيْهِمْ قُمُصٌ، مِنْهَا مَا يَبْلُغُ الثَّدْيَ، وَمِنْهَا مَا هُوَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ، وَعُرِضَ عَلَيَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ يَجُرُّهُ " . قَالُوا (٣) : فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: " الدِّينُ» " (٤) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ «عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: " بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي (٥) أَتَيْتُ بِقَدَحٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ، حَتَّى أَنِّي لَا أَرَى الرَّيَّ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ

(١) سَبَقَ الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى وَأَوَّلُهُ: أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ. ٥/٢٣٥ (٢) ذَكَرَ هَذَا الْخَبَرَ ابْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ فِي تَارِيخِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ص ٢١٨ وَفِيهِ يَنْطِقُ عَلَى لِسَانِ مَلَكٍ. (٣) ب: قَالَ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٤) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى فِي هَذَا الْجُزْءِ ص ٢١ وَأَوَّلُهُ هُنَاكَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ. (٥) ح: رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي.