روى الترمذي عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أنه قال: قال النبي ﷺ: «اللهم أعزّ الإسلام بأحب هذين الرجلين إليك: عمر بن الخطاب أو أبي جهل بن هشام». ورواه الطبراني من حديث ابن مسعود وأنس رضي الله عنهما.

At-Tirmidhi narrated that Ibn cUmar narrated that: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘O Allah, strengthen Islam with whoever is more beloved to You of these two men: cUmar ibn al-Khattab or Abu Jahl ibn Hisham.’ At-Tabarani narrated this from hadith of Ibn Mascud and Anas, may Allah be pleased with them.

رواه الحاكم عن ابن عباس أن النبي ﷺ قال: «اللهم أعزَّ الإسلامَ بعمرَ بنِ الخطابِ خاصةً». ورواه الطبراني في الأوسط من حديث أبي بكر الصديق، وفي الكبير من حديث ثوبان.

Al-Hakim narrated that Ibn cAbbas related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘O Allah, strengthen Islam by cUmar ibn al-Khattab especially.’ At-Tabarani narrated this in the Awsat from a hadith of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and in the Kabir from hadith of Thawban.

أخرج أحمد عن عمر قال: خرجتُ لأُواجه رسولَ اللهِ ﷺ، فوجدتُه قد سبقني إلى المسجد (المسجد الحرام بمكة)، فقمتُ خلفه، فاستفتح بسورة الحاقة، فعجبتُ من تأليف القرآن، فقلتُ: "والله إنه لشاعرٌ كما تقول قريش". فقرأ: ﴿إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ * وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَا تُؤْمِنُونَ﴾ إلى آخر الآية، فوقع الإسلام في قلبي.

Ahmad narrated that cUmar said: I went out to confront the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and found that he had preceded me to the mosque (of Makkah). I stood behind him and he began by reciting Suratu’l-Haqqah. I was astonished by the composition of the Qur’an, so I said, ‘By Allah, this is a poet as Quraysh say.’ Then he recited, ‘It is truly the saying of a noble messenger, and it is not the saying of a poet, how little you believe...’ (Qur’an 69: 40) to the end of the ayah, and Islam came about in my heart.

عن ابن أبي جابر، قال: قال جابر: كان أولُ إسلام عمرَ أنه قال: «جاءَ مَخاضُ أختي ليلاً، فخرجتُ من البيت، ودخلتُ في حَرَم الكعبة، فجاء النبيُّ ﷺ ودخل الحِجْرَ، وعليه ثوبانِ خَشِنانِ».

Ibn Abi Jabir narrated that Jabir said: The beginning of TJmar’s Islam was that cUmar said, ‘My sister’s time to give birth came to her at night so I went out of the house, and entered the precincts of (he Kacbah. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and entered the Hijr (the low-walled, semi-circular area to one end of the Kacbah) and on him there were two rough cloths.

فَصَلَّيْتُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ، فَسَمِعْتُ شَيْئًا لَمْ أَسْمَعْ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ. فَخَرَجَ، فَتَبِعْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ هَذَا؟» قُلْتُ: عُمَرُ. قَالَ: «عُمَرُ، لَا تَدَعُنِي أَنَامُ لَيْلًا وَلَا نَهَارًا؟» فَخِفْتُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ عَلَيَّ، فَقُلْتُ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ. فَقَالَ: «عُمَرُ، اكْتُمْ». فَقُلْتُ: لَا، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، لَأُعْلِنَنَّهَا كَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ الشِّرْكَ. رَوَاهُ ابْنُ سَعْدٍ، وَأَبُو يَعْلَى، وَالْحَاكِمُ، وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الدَّلَائِلِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: خَرَجَ عُمَرُ مُتَقَلِّدًا سَيْفَهُ، فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي زُهْرَةَ، فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ يَا عُمَرُ؟ قَالَ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ مُحَمَّدًا. قَالَ: كَيْفَ تَأْمَنُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَبَنِي زُهْرَةَ إِنْ قَتَلْتَ مُحَمَّدًا؟ قَالَ: مَا أُرَاكَ إِلَّا قَدْ صَبَوْتَ. قَالَ: أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى الْعَجَبِ؟ إِنَّ خَتَنَكَ وَأُخْتَكَ قَدْ صَبَوَا وَتَرَكَا دِينَكَ! فَمَشَى عُمَرُ حَتَّى أَتَاهُمَا وَعِنْدَهُمَا خَبَّابٌ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ خَبَّابٌ حِسَّ عُمَرَ تَوَارَى فِي الْبَيْتِ، فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذِهِ الْهَيْنَمَةُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ فِيهَا؟ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَقْرَءُونَ طه. فَقَالُوا: مَا عِنْدَنَا شَيْءٌ إِلَّا حَدِيثٌ تَحَدَّثْنَاهُ. قَالَ: لَعَلَّكُمَا قَدْ صَبَوْتُمَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَتَنُهُ: يَا عُمَرُ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ الْحَقُّ فِي غَيْرِ دِينِكَ؟ فَوَثَبَ عُمَرُ عَلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبًا شَدِيدًا.

Me prayed to Allah as much as Allah willed, then he turned away and I heard something the like of which I had not heard. He went out and I followed him and he said, “Who is this?” I said, “cUmar.” He said, “cUmar, will you not leave me alone, either by night or liy day?” I became afraid that he might supplicate against me, so I said, “I witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah.” He said, “cUmar, keep it secret.” I said, “No, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I will openly declare it just as I openly declared idolatry.”’ Ibn Sacd, Abu YaTa, al-Hakim, and al-Bayhaqi in ad-Dala’il, narrated that Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: cUmar went out wearing his sword, and a man from Bani Zuhrah met him and said, ‘Where do you intend going, cUmar?’ He said, ‘I want to kill Muhammad.’ He said, ‘How will you be safe from Bani Hashim and Bani Zuhrah if you have killed Muhammad?’ He said, ‘I can only believe that you have converted.’ He said, ‘Shall I show you something astonishing; your brother-in-law and your sister have converted and abandoned your deen! cUmar walked on and came to the two of them while Khabbab was with them. When he heard the sound of cUmar he hid in the house, and then he (cUmar) entered and said, ‘What is this murmur of lowered voices?’ They had been reciting Taha. They said, ‘Nothing but some conversation which we were holding.’ He said, ‘Perhaps you two have converted?’ His brother-in-law said to him, ‘cUmar, what if the truth were outside of your deenV So cUmar leapt upon him and struck him severely.

ﺟﺎءﺗﮫ أﺧﺘﮫ لتدفعه عن زوجها، فضربها بيده ضربة أدمت وجهها. ثم قالت وهي غاضبة: «وإن كان الحق في غير دينك؟ أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدًا عبده ورسوله ﷺ». فقال عمر: «أعطوني الصحيفة التي عندكم فأقرأها»، وكان عمر يقرأ. فقالت له أخته: «إنك رجس، ولا يمسها إلا المطهرون، فقم فاغتسل أو توضأ». فقام فتوضأ، ثم أخذ الصحيفة فقرأ طه حتى بلغ: ﴿إنني أنا الله لا إله إلا أنا فاعبدني وأقم الصلاة لذكري﴾ [طه: ١٤]. فقال عمر: «دلوني على محمد ﷺ». فلما سمع خباب كلام عمر خرج فقال: «أبشر يا عمر! فإني أرجو أن تكون دعوة رسول الله ﷺ لك ليلة الخميس: اللهم أعز الإسلام بعمر بن الخطاب أو بعمرو بن هشام». وكان رسول الله ﷺ في أسفل الدار التي عند الصفا، فانطلق عمر حتى أتى الدار، وعلى بابها حمزة وطلحة ومن معهما. فقال حمزة: «هذا عمر، إن يرد الله به خيرًا يسلم، وإن يرد غير ذلك يكن قتله علينا يسيرًا». قال: والنبي ﷺ في الداخل يتلقى الوحي. فخرج حين رأى عمر، فأخذ بمجامع ثوبه ومقبض سيفه، وقال: «ما أنت بمنتهٍ يا عمر، حتى ينزل الله بك من الخزي والنكال ما نزل بالوليد بن المغيرة». فقال عمر: «أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأنك عبد الله ورسوله ﷺ». رَوَى البَزَّارُ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ، وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِي الحِلْيَةِ، وَالبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الدَّلَائِلِ، عَنْ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا عُمَرُ: كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ عِنْدَ الظَّهِيرَةِ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقِ مَكَّةَ، إِذْ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: أَعْجَبُ لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الخَطَّابِ! تَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا، وَقَدْ دَخَلَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ فِي بَيْتِكَ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: أُخْتُكَ قَدْ أَسْلَمَتْ. فَرَجَعْتُ مُغْضَبًا فَضَرَبْتُ البَابَ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ: عُمَرُ. فَأَسْرَعُوا فَاخْتَبَأُوا مِنِّي، وَكَانُوا يَقْرَؤُونَ صَحِيفَةً كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُمْ، فَتَرَكُوهَا وَنَسُوهَا. فَقَامَتْ أُخْتِي لِتَفْتَحَ البَابَ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: يَا عَدُوَّةَ نَفْسِهَا، أَصَبَوْتِ؟ فَضَرَبْتُ رَأْسَهَا بِشَيْءٍ كَانَ فِي يَدِي فَسَالَ الدَّمُ، فَبَكَتْ، وَقَالَتْ: يَا ابْنَ الخَطَّابِ، مَهْمَا تَكُنْ تَفْعَلْ فَافْعَلْ، فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ. فَدَخَلْتُ وَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ، ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الصَّحِيفَةِ وَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذِهِ؟

His sister came to push him away from her husband and he struck her a blow with his hand so that her face bled. Then she said, and she was angry, ‘And if the truth were outside of your deen? I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.’ cUmar said, ‘Give me the writing which you have and I will read it,’ — and TJmar used to read. His sister said to him, ‘You are dirty, and no-one reads it but the purified (so stand and bathe yourself or perform wudu).’ He stood and performed wudu, then he took the writing and read Taha until it came to, ‘ Truly I, I am Allah there is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish the prayer for My remembrance.’ (Qur’an 20: 14). cUmar said, ‘Show me the way to Muhammad.’ When Khabbab heard the words of cUmar he came out and said, ‘Rejoice, TJmar! Because I hope that you are the (answer to the) supplication which the Messenger of Allah made for you on the night of Thursday, “O Allah, strengthen Islam with cUmar ibn al-Khattab or with cAmr ibn Hisham.’” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was in the lower part of the house which was at the foot of Safa and TJmar went off until he came to the house, at the door of which were Hamzah, Talhah and others. Hamzah said, ‘This is cUmar; If Allah wants good for him he will become a Muslim; and if He wishes other than that, then killing him will be a little thing for us.’ He said: And the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was inside receiving revelation. He came out when cUmar arrived, took hold of the folds of his clothes and the straps of his sword, and said, ‘You won’t give up, cUmar, until Allah visits you with disgrace and punishment like he did al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah.’ cUmar said, ‘I witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are the slave of Allah and His Messenger.’ Al-Bazzar, at-Tabarani, Abu Nucaym in al-Hilyah, and al-Bayhaqi in ad-Dala’ilnarrated that Aslam said: TJmar said to us, ‘I was the most severe of people against the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Then one hot day at midday I was in one of the pathways of Makkah, and a man met me and said, “I am amazed at you, Ibn al-Khattab. You claim that you are like this and like this, and this matter has entered your own house.” I said, “What is that?” He said, “Your sister has become a Muslim.” So I went back in a fury and struck the door. Someone said, “Who is It?” I said, “cUmar.” They hurried and hid from me. They had been reciting a page which they had and they abandoned it and forgot It. My sister got up to open the door, and I said to her, “Enemy of her own self, have you converted?” I struck her upon the head with something that I had in my hand so that the blood flowed and she cried. She said, “Ibn al-Khattab, whatever you are going to do, then do it, for I have converted.” I entered and sat down on the couch. Then I glanced at the page and said, “What is this?

"أعطنيه." فقالت: "أنت لست من أهلها، ولا تغتسل من الجنابة، وهذه صحيفة لا يمسها إلا المطهَّرون." لكنني لم أتوقف حتى أعطتنيها. فتحتها فإذا فيها: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم". فلما مررت باسمٍ من أسماء الله تعالى خفتُ منه ووضعتُ الصحيفة. ثم عدتُ إلى نفسي فأخذتُ الصحيفة فإذا فيها: "سبَّح لله ما في السماوات والأرض"، فخفتُ. وقرأتُ حتى بلغتُ: "آمنوا بالله ورسولِه" (القرآن ٥٧: ١-٧).

(Jive it to me.” She said, “You are not one of its people, you don’t clean yourself after intercourse, and this is a writing which none touches except for those who have purified themselves.” But I wouldn’t give up until she gave it to me. I opened it and there in it was, “In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the CompassionateWhen I passed by one of the names of Allah, exalted is He, I became afraid of it and I put down the page. Then I came back to myself and picked up the page and there in it was, “There glorifies Allah that which is in the heavens and the earth" and I became afraid. I read up until, “ believe in Allah and His messenger^' (Qur’an 57: 1-7)

فقلتُ: «أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله»، فخرجوا إليَّ مسرعين يقولون: «الله أكبر»، وقالوا: «أبشِرْ؛ فإن رسول الله ﷺ دعا يوم الاثنين فقال: "اللهم أعزَّ الإسلام بأحبِّ الرجلين إليك: أبي جهل بن هشام أو بعمر"». وأرشدوني إلى النبي ﷺ في دارٍ عند أصل الصفا، فذهبتُ إليها فطرقتُ الباب، فقالوا: «مَن هذا؟»، فقلتُ: «ابن الخطاب». وكانوا يعلمون شدَّتي على رسول الله ﷺ، فلم يتحرَّك أحدٌ لفتح الباب حتى قال النبي ﷺ: «افتحوا له». ففتحوا لي، فأخذ برجلين مِن القوم بعضُدي فأدخلاني على النبي ﷺ، فقال: «خَلِّيا عنه». ثم أخذ بمجامع قميصي فجذبني إليه جذبًا شديدًا وقال: «أسلِمْ يا ابنَ الخطاب، اللهم اهدِه». فشهدتُ، وكبَّر المسلمون «الله أكبر» تكبيرةً سُمعت في جبال مكة.

and so I said, “I witness that there is no god but Allah,” and so they all came out to me hastily, saying, “Allahu Akbar\” and said, “Rejoice! Because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, supplicated on Monday and said, ‘O Allah strengthen Your deen with whoever is the more beloved of the two men to You, either Abu Jahl ibn Hisham or cUmar.’” They directed me to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in a house at the foot of as-Safa, and I went to it and knocked on the door. They said, “Who is it?” I said, “Ibn al-Khattab.” They knew my severity against the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, so nobody moved to open the door until he said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Open it for him.” They opened it for me, two men grabbed hold of me by the upper arms and brought me to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said, “Leave him alone.” Then he grabbed me by my shirt and dragged me forcibly towards him and said, “Accept Islam, Ibn al-Khattab. O Allah guide him,” and I bore witness and the Muslims said, “Allahu Akbar\” so loudly that it was heard in the valleys of Makkah.

وكانوا يستخفون، فلم أحب أن أرى رجلاً يضرب ويُضرب، إلا وقد أصابني ذلك ولم يمسني شيء من ذلك. فأتيت خالي أبا جهل بن هشام، وكان من أشراف قريش، فقرعت عليه بابه، فقال: من هذا؟ فقلت: ابن الخطاب، وقد صبوت. فقال: لا تفعل. فأغلق الباب دوني. فقلت: هذا شيء ليس بشيء، فأتيت أحد العظماء من قريش، فناديته فخرج إليّ، فقلت له مثل ما قلت لخالي، فقال لي مثل ما قال لي خالي، فدخل وأغلق الباب دوني. فقلت: هذا شيء ليس بشيء، يُضرب المسلمون ولا أُضرب. فقال لي رجل: هل لك أن يُعلَم إسلامك؟ قلت: نعم. قال: فإذا جلس الناس في الحِجر فأْتِ فلاناً، رجلاً لا يكتم السر، فقل له سراً بينك وبينه: قد صبوت. فإنه قَلَّ أن يكتم السر. فجئت وقد اجتمع الناس في الحِجر، فقلت سراً بيني وبينه: قد صبوت. فقال: أحقاً فعلت؟ قلت: نعم. فصرخ بأعلى صوته: يا معشر قريش، إن ابن الخطاب قد صبأ. فثاروا إليّ، فجعلت أضربهم ويضربونني، واجتمع عليّ الناس. فأتى خالي فقال: ما هذا الجمع؟ فقال الناس: عمر قد صبأ. فقام على الحِجر ولوّح بكفه وقال: قد أجرت ابن أختي. فانفرجوا عني، فلم أُرِد أن أرى أحداً من المسلمين يُضرب ويَضرب إلا وقد رأيته بنفسي، فقلت: هذا الذي أصابني ليس بشيء. فأتيت خالي فقلت: قد رددت إليك جوارك. فجعلت أضرب وأُضرب حتى أعز الله الإسلام ﷺ. روى أبو نعيم في الدلائل، وابن عساكر عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: سألتُ عمرَ رضي الله عنه: لأيِّ شيءٍ سُمِّيتَ الفاروق؟ قال: أسلم حمزةُ قبلي بثلاثة أيام، فذهبتُ إلى المسجد، فأسرع أبو جهل لسبِّ النبيِّ ﷺ، فبلغ ذلك حمزةَ، فأخذ قوسه وجاء إلى المسجد حتى وقف على حلقة قريش التي فيها أبو جهل، فاتكأ على قوسه مقابل أبي جهل ونظر إليه، فعرف أبو جهل الشرَّ في وجهه، فقال: ما لك يا أبا عمارة؟ فرفع قوسه فضرب بها أحدَ عروق عنقه فشجَّه، فسال الدم. فأصلح قريشٌ ذلك خوفًا من الفتنة والشر. قال: وكان رسولُ الله ﷺ مستخفيًا في دار الأرقم المخزومي، فذهب حمزةُ فأسلم.

‘They had been concealing themselves. I did not wish to see a man striking and being struck but that I experienced it myself and none of that touched me. I went to my uncle Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, who was one of the nobility, and knocked on his door. He said, “Who is it?” I said, “Ibn al-Khattab, and I have converted.” He said, “Don’t do it,” and slammed the door on me. I said, “This isn’t anything,” and went to one of the great ones of Quraysh, called out to him and he came out to me. I said to him the same as I had said to my uncle, he said to me the same as my uncle had said to me, went in and slammed the door on me. I said, “This isn’t anything, the Muslims are being struck and I am not being struck.” A man said to me, “Would you like your acceptance of Islam to be known?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “When people are seated in the Hijr go to so-and-so, a man who cannot possibly conceal a secret, and say to him, just between yourself and him, ‘I have converted,’ for it is very rare that he has ever concealed a secret.” I went and people had already gathered in the Hijr. I said, just between me and him, “I have converted.” He said, “Did you really do that?” I said, “Yes.” He cried at the top of his voice, “Ibn al-Khattab has converted.” They ran up to me; I was hitting them, they were hitting me and people gathered around me. Then my uncle said, “What is this group?” Someone said, “cUmar has converted.” He stood upon the Hijr and indicated with the palm of his hand, “I have helped the son of my sister.” They dispersed from around me. I did not want to have seen any of the Muslims being struck and striking without seeing it myself, so I said, “This which has happened to me is nothing.” I went to my uncle and said, “Your help is returned to you,” and I continued to hit and be hit until Allah strengthened Islam.’ Abu Nucaym narrated in ad-Dala’il and Ibn cAsakir that Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, said: I asked cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, ‘For what reason were you called Al-Faruq?’ He said, ‘Hamzah accepted Islam three days before me. I went to the mosque, and Abu Jahl hurried up to abuse the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Hamzah was told about it. He took his bow and came to the mosque up to the circle of Quraysh in which Abu Jahl was. He leant upon his bow facing Abu Jahl and looked at him, and Abu Jahl recognised the mischief in his face, and said, “What is wrong with you, Abu cUmarah?” 1 le raised his bow and with it struck one of the veins in his neck, tutting it so that blood flowed. Quraysh rectified that from fear of mischief and trouble.’ He said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was concealed in the house of al-Arqam al-Makhzumi so Hamzah went off and accepted Islam.

ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ بَعْدَهُ بِثَلَاثٍ، فَلَقِيتُ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَتَرْغَبُ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْ دِينِ آبَائِكَ وَتَتَّبِعَ دِينَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنْ فَعَلْتُ فَقَدْ فَعَلَهُ مَنْ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِكَ مِنْكَ. قُلْتُ: مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: أُخْتُكَ وَخَتَنُكَ. فَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْبَابَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ مُغْلَقًا، وَسَمِعْتُ مَمْتَمَةَ الْأَصْوَاتِ الْمُنْخَفِضَةِ. ثُمَّ فُتِحَ لِي الْبَابُ.

I went out three days after him and there was so-and-so son of soaud- so al-Makhzumi, and I said to him, “Do you yearn to get out of the deen of your ancestors and follow the deen of Muhammad?” He said, “If I did, then one who has much greater right upon you has also done it.” I said, “Who is he?” He said, “Your sister and your brother in-law.” I went off, found the door locked and heard t he murmur of lowered voices. Then the door was opened for me.

دخل عليّ وقال: «ما هذا الذي أسمعه عندكم؟» فقالوا: «لم تسمع شيئًا»، واستمر الحديث بيننا حتى أخذتُ برأس صِهري فضربتُه فأدميتُه. فقامت أختي إليّ فأخذت برأسي وقالت: «قد حدث ذلك على رغم أنفك». فلما رأيتُ الدم استحييتُ، فجلستُ وقلتُ: «أروني هذه الصحيفة». فقالت أختي: «لا يمسّها إلا المطهَّرون، فإن كنتَ صادقًا فقم فاغتسل». فقمتُ فاغتسلتُ، ثم رجعتُ فجلستُ، فأحضروا لي صحيفة فيها: «بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم». فقلتُ: «أسماءٌ طيبةٌ طاهرةٌ!». ثم قرأتُ: «طه * مَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ * ...» إلى قوله تعالى: «... وَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ» {طه: 1-8}. فصار أمرًا عظيمًا في قلبي، وقلتُ: «من هذا فرّت قريش!». فأسلمتُ وقلتُ: «أين رسول الله ﷺ؟». قالت: «هو في دار الأرقم». فذهبتُ إلى الدار وطرقتُ الباب. فاجتمع الناس، فقال حمزة لهم: «ما شأنكم؟». قالوا: «عمر». فقال: «وإن كان عمر؟ افتحوا له الباب، فإن كان قد أسلم قبلنا منه، وإن ولّى عنا قتلناه». فسمع رسول الله ﷺ ذلك فخرج. فنطقتُ بالشهادة، فكبّر أهل الدار تكبيرةً سمعها أهل مكة. فقلتُ: «يا رسول الله، ألسنا على الحق؟». قال: «بلى». قلتُ: «فلِمَ نخفيه؟». فخرجنا في صفّين، أنا في أحدهما وحمزة في الآخر، حتى دخلنا المسجد، فنظرت إليّ قريش وإلى حمزة، فأصابهم كآبةٌ وحزنٌ لم يُصبهم مثلُه من قبل. قال: «سمّاني رسول الله ﷺ يومئذٍ "الفاروق"، لأنّ الإسلام ظهر فيه، وفُرِّق بين الحق والباطل». وروى ابن سعد أنّ ذكوان قال: قلتُ لعائشة: مَن سمّى عمر "الفاروق"؟ قالت: «النبيّ ﷺ». وروى ابن ماجه والحاكم عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: لمّا أسلم عمر نزل جبريل فقال: «يا محمد ﷺ، إنّ أهل السماء يفرحون بإسلام عمر». وروى البزار والحاكم، وصحّحه الحاكم، عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: لمّا أسلم عمر قال المشركون: «قد انفصل منّا اليوم نصف القوم»، فأنزل الله: ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّهُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ [الأنفال: ٦٤].

1 entered and said, “What is this I hear with you?” They said, “You didn’t hear anything,” and the conversation continued between us until I took hold of my brother in-law’s head and hit him, making him bleed. My sister stood up to me and took hold of my head and said, “That has happened despite you.” I was ashamed when I saw the blood, so I sat down and said, “Show me this writing.” My sister said, “No-one touches it except for the purified. If you are truthful then get up and bathe yourself.” I got up and bathed myself, then I returned and sat down. They brought me a page in which was, “In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.” 1 said, “Wholesome and pure names!” “Taha. We have not revealed the Qur’an to you for you to grieve, ...” up to His words, .. Hit are the most beautiful names’’ (Qur’an 20: 1-8). It became a greafl matter in my heart and I said, “From this Quraysh have fled!” I accepted Islam and said, “Where is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?” She said, “He is in the house of al-Arqam.” I went to the house and knocked on the door. The people gathered and Hamzah said to them, “What is wrong with you.” They said, “cUmar.” He said, “And if it is TJmar? Open the door for him. If he has accepted, then we will accept that from him, and if he turns his back, we will kill him.” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, heard that and came out. I pronounced the shahadah and the people of the house said, ‘‘Allahu Akbar\” in such a way that the people of Makkah heard it. I said, “Messenger of Allah, are we not upon the truth?” He said, “Of course.” I said, “Why do we conceal it?” We went out in two ranks, in one of which I was and in the other Hamzah, until we entered the mosque, and Quraysh looked at me and at Hamzah. There came upon them gloom and depression the like of which had never before come upon them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, named me on that day “al-Faruq” because Islam had been shown openly and a separation made between the truth and falsehood.’ Ibn Sacd narrated that Dhakwan said: I said to cA’ishah, ‘Who named TJmar “al-Faruq’V She said, ‘The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ Ibn Majah and al-Hakim narrated that Ibn cAbbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: When TJmar accepted Islam, then Jibril descended and said, ‘Muhammad, the inhabitants of heaven rejoice in TJmar’s acceptance of Islam.” Al-Bazzar and al-Hakim, who declared it sahih, narrated that Ibn cAbbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: When TJmar accepted Islam, the idolaters said, ‘The people have been split in half from us today,’ and Allah revealed, ‘O Prophet, Allah is enough for you; and whoever follows you of the believers' (Qur’an 8: 64).

روى البخاري أن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: «لم نزل أعزّة منذ أسلم عمر».

Al-Bukhari narrated that Ibn Mascud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: We continued to become mighty after the acceptance of Islam by cUmar.

رواه ابن سعد والطبراني أن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: كان إسلام عمر فتحاً، وكانت هجرته نصراً، وكانت إمامته رحمةً، ولقد رأيتنا وما نستطيع أن نصلي عند البيت حتى أسلم عمر.

Ibn Sacd and at-Tabarani narrated that Ibn Mascud, may Allah he pleased with him, said: The Islam of cUmar was an opening, his emigration was a help and his imamate was a mercy. I saw us unable to pray towards the House until cUmar accepted Islam.

لَمَّا أَسْلَمَ عُمَرُ قَاتَلَهُمْ حَتَّى خَلَّوْا عَنَّا، فَصَلَّيْنَا.

When cUmar accepted Islam, he fought them until they left us «lone and we prayed.

رَوَى ابنُ سعدٍ والحاكمُ عن حُذيفةَ أنه قال: لَمَّا أسلمَ عمرُ كان الإسلامُ كالرجلِ الذي يُقبِلُ نحوَكَ، لا يزدادُ إلا قُرباً، فلمَّا قُتِلَ عمرُ كان الإسلامُ كالرجلِ الذي يتراجعُ عنكَ، لا يزدادُ إلا بُعداً.

Ibn Sacd and al-Hakim narrated that Hudhayfah said: When 'Umar accepted Islam, Islam was like the man advancing towards you, only increasing in nearness. When cUmar was killed, Islam was like the man backing away from you, only increasing in distance.

روى الطبراني أن ابن عباس، رضي الله عنهما، قال: أول من أعلن الإسلام عمر بن الخطاب.

At-Tabarani narrated that Ibn cAbbas, may Allah be pleased with (hem both, said: The first man to be open about Islam was cUmar ibn al-Khattab.

أخرج ابنُ سعدٍ عن صُهيبٍ أنه قال: لما أسلم عمرُ بنُ الخطاب رضي الله عنه أعلن إسلامه، ودعا الناسَ إليه جهراً، وكنا نقعد حول البيت حِلَقاً، ونطوف بالبيت، ونأخذ حقَّنا ممن غلظ علينا، ونردّ عليه بعضَ ما يأتينا به.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Suhayb said: When cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, accepted Islam, he was open about it, invited people to it openly; we sat around the House in circles, we made circuits around the House, we took our rights from whoever was tough with us, and we retaliated against him for some of what he brought us.

روى ابنُ سعدٍ أنَّ أسلمَ مولى عمرَ قال: أسلمَ عمرُ في ذي الحجةِ من السنةِ السادسةِ من النبوةِ وهو ابنُ ستٍّ وعشرين سنةً.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Aslam the freed slave of cUmar said: cUmar accepted Islam in Dhu’l-Hijjah of the sixth year of prophethood while he was twenty-six years old.