Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/64)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Despite this, the Prophet (1)—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said things [concerning Umar] (2) regarding his knowledge, religious commitment, and inspiration that he did not say of Uthmān, Alī, Talhah, or al-Zubayr (3).

Al-Tirmidhī relates from Ibn Umar that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Allah has placed the truth on Umar’s tongue and in his heart” (4).

Al-Tirmidhī (5) said: Ibn Umar further said, “Never did a matter arise among the people concerning which they voiced an opinion and Umar voiced his own, except that the Quran was revealed concerning it in accordance with what Umar had said.”

In the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd, Abū Dharr said:

I heard the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—say:

“Allah has placed the truth on Umar’s tongue, and he speaks it” (6).

Al-Tirmidhī relates from Uqbah ibn Āmir that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“If there were to be a prophet after me, it would be Umar” (7).

In the two Sahih collections, Abū Hurayrah relates that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“There were indeed among the nations before you people (8) who received divine inspiration without

(1) B alone reads: “The Prophet reported concerning him…” (2) The phrase “concerning Umar” is absent from N, S, and B. (3) S and B read: “nor concerning al-Zubayr.” (4) This hadith was cited previously at 6/56. (5) That is, al-Tirmidhī, immediately after the preceding hadith in his Sunan, 5/280. (6) The hadith narrated by Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī (may Allah be pleased with him) appears in Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 3/191–192 (Book of Land Tax, Governance, and Spoils; Chapter on Registering Stipends). (7) This hadith was cited previously at 6/68. (8) The word “people” is absent from M.

وَمَعَ هَذَا فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ النَّبِيُّ (١) - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - [فِي حَقِّ عُمَرَ] (٢) مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالدِّينِ وَالْإِلْهَامِ، بِمَا لَمْ يُخْبِرْ بِمِثْلِهِ، لَا فِي حَقِّ عُثْمَانَ، وَلَا عَلِيٍّ، وَلَا طَلْحَةَ، وَلَا الزُّبَيْرِ (٣) . وَفِي التِّرْمِذِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: " «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَ الْحَقَّ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُمَرَ وَقَلْبِهِ» " (٤) . قَالَ (٥) : وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: مَا نَزَلَ بِالنَّاسِ أَمْرٌ قَطُّ، فَقَالُوا فِيهِ، وَقَالَ عُمَرُ فِيهِ، إِلَّا نَزَلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ. وَفِي سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ: " «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ الْحَقَّ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ بِهِ» " (٦) . وَفِي التِّرْمِذِيَّ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " «لَوْ كَانَ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ لَكَانَ عُمَرَ» " (٧) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " «لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ نَاسٌ (٨) مُحَدَّثُونَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ

(١) ب (فَقَطْ) : فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ. . . (٢) فِي حَقِّ عُمَرَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن، (س) ، (ب) . (٣) س، ب: وَلَا فِي الزُّبَيْرِ. (٤) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٦/٥٦. (٥) أَيِ التِّرْمِذِيُّ بَعْدَ الْحَدِيثِ السَّابِقِ مُبَاشَرَةً فِي سُنَنِهِ ٥/٢٨٠. (٦) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٣/١٩١ - ١٩٢ (كِتَابُ الْخَرَاجِ وَالْإِمَارَةِ وَالْفَيْءِ، بَابٌ فِي تَدْوِينِ الْعَطَاءِ) . (٧) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٦/٦٨. (٨) نَاسٌ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (م) .