Volume 6, Book 61, Number 532:
Narrated Aslam:
Allah’s Apostle was traveling on one of his journeys, and ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling
along with him at night. ‘Umar asked him about something, but Allah’s Apostle I did not answer him.
He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked for the third time!, but he did not answer. On that,
‘Umar said to himself, “May your mother lose you! You have asked Allah’s Apostle three times, but he
did not answer at all!” Umar said, “So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of the people, and I
was afraid that something might be! revealed about me. After a little while I heard a call maker call –
ing me, I said, ‘I was afraid that some Qur’anic Verse might be revealed about me.’ So I went to Al –
lah’s Apostle and greeted him. He said, ‘Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is dear –
er to me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the world).’ Then he recited: ‘Verily! We have given
you (O Muhammad I, a manifest victory.’ ” (Surat al-Fath) No. (48.1).

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 357:
Narrated Aslam:
While Allah’s Apostle was proceeding at night during one of his journeys and ‘Umar bin Al-Khat –
tab was traveling beside him, ‘Umar asked him about something but Allah’s Apostle did not reply. He
asked again, but he did not reply, and then he asked (for the third time) but he did not reply. On that,
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said to himself, “Thakilat Ummu ‘Umar (May ‘Umar’s mother lose her son)! I
asked Allah’s Apostle three times but he did not reply.” ‘Umar then said, “I made my camel run faster
and went ahead of the people, and I was afraid that some Qur’anic Verses might be revealed about
me. But before getting involved in any other matter. I heard somebody calling me. I said to myself, ‘I
fear that some Qur’anic Verses have been revealed about me,’ and so I went to Allah’s Apostle and
greeted him.
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He (Allah’s Apostle ) said, ‘Tonight a Sura has been revealed to me, and it is dearer to me than that
on which the sun rises (i.e. the world)’ Then he recited: “Verily, We have given you a manifest vic –
tory.” (48.1)

Volume 5, Book 57, Number 36:
Narrated Aslam:
Ibn ‘Umar asked me about some matters concerning ‘Umar. He said, “Since Allah’s Apostle died. I
have never seen anybody more serious, hard working and generous than ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (till
the end of his life.”

Volume 4, Book 53, Number 354:
Narrated Aslam:
‘Umar said, “Were it not for those Muslims who have not come to existence yet, I would have dis –
tributed (the land of) every town I conquer among the fighters as the Prophet distributed the land of
Khaibar.”

Volume 4, Book 52, Number 292:
Narrated Aslam:
Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai, manager of the Hima (i.e. a pas –
ture devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat or other specified animals). He said to him, “O
Hunai! Don’t oppress the Muslims and ward off their curse (invocations against you) for the invoca –
tion of the oppressed is responded to (by Allah); and allow the shepherd having a few camels and
those having a few sheep (to graze their animals), and take care not to allow the livestock of ‘Abdur-
Rahman bin ‘Auf and the livestock of (‘Uthman) bin ‘Affan, for if their livestock should perish, then
they have their farms and gardens, while those who own a few camels and those who own a few
sheep, if their livestock should perish, would bring their dependents to me and appeal for help say –
ing, ‘O chief of the believers! O chief of the believers!’ Would I then neglect them? (No, of course).
So, I find it easier to let them have water and grass rather than to give them gold and silver (from the
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Muslims’ treasury). By Allah, these people think that I have been unjust to them. This is their land,
and during the pre-lslamic period, they fought for it and they embraced Islam (willingly) while it
was in their possession. By Him in Whose Hand my life is! Were it not for the animals (in my cus –
tody) which I give to be ridden for striving in Allah’s Cause, I would not have turned even a span of
their land into a Hima.”

Volume 4, Book 52, Number 244:
Narrated Aslam:
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While I was in the company of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the news of
the severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife), so he proceeded at greater speed, and when
the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and ‘Isha ‘prayers together and
said, ” I saw the Prophet delaying the Maghrib prayer to offer it along with the ‘Isha’ when he was in
a hurry on a journey.”

Volume 4, Book 52, Number 247:
Narrated Aslam:
I heard ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, “I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah’s Cause and the person
who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap.
I consulted the Prophet who said, “Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back
his gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit.”