Hazrat Umars Great Love For Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam.. A Jew and a Muslim were involved in a dispute. They took their case to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him and his family). The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him and his family) ruled in favor of the Jew. The Muslim, who in reality was a hypocrite, was dissatisfied with the Holy Prophet s (Peace be upon him and his family) ruling and decided to go to Umar (may Allah be well pleased with him) who was known for his harshness against the disbelievers. The hypocrite (munaafiq) thought that definitely Umar would not rule in favor of a Jew against a Muslim. Since unfortunately when Allah takes away Faith (Iman), He also takes away intelligence. The Hypocrite who lost his case in the Supreme Court goes to appeal in the Lower Court. When they went to Umar and explained the situation to him and how the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him and his family) had already ruled in favor of the Jew, Umar made his decision. Umars insight (firaasa) and the fact that the case was brought to him after the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him and his family) s decision told him that this was not a person of Iman, but a Hypocrite. Hazrath Umar unsheathed his sword and decapitated the Hypocrite. When the incident became public knowledge, the public at large, began to say that Umar had killed a Muslim. Hazrath Umar (may Allah be well pleased with him) presented himself to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him and his family) and said in his defense: O Beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Umar killed who recites the ‘Testifies the Faith’ (Kalimah), observes prayer (salaah) and fasts (saum), but you know that I did not kill a Muslim because they cannot have Faith (Iman) if they do not accept your judgment. Allah loved this expression of love of Umar (Radiallahu anhu) so much that He sent Gabriel [Jibraeel] (may Allah bless him with peace) with revelation on that occasion. The following from Sura 4 al-Nisaa: Verse 65 was revealed. Then O beloved! By your Lord, they shall not be Muslims until they make you judge in all disputes among themselves, then they find not any impediment in their hearts concerning whatever you decide, and accept from the eve of their hearts. The question arises, Did Allah or His Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) instruct Umar (radiallahu anhu) to kill the munaafiq? No! Umars love (ishq) told him that a blasphemer must be put to death. Love does not wait for orders. The Quraan affirmed that what Umar did was right.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:28:28 +0000
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