QuizTime(202): "With which Sahabi, Allah has agreed(Qur’an confirms) in three things?

 

QuizTime(202): "With which Sahabi, Allah has agreed(Qur’an confirms) in three things?

Ans: Umar(R.a).

The Quran confirms Umar’s opinions not just on 3 things but more. Read the whole answer. Pardon me for long answer.

Narrated Anas:

`Umar said, "I agreed with Allah in three things," or said, "My Lord agreed with me in three things. I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would that you took the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.' I also said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Good and bad persons visit you! Would that you ordered the Mothers of the believers to cover themselves with veils.' So the Divine Verses of Al-Hijab (i.e. veiling of the women) were revealed. I came to know that the Prophet (ﷺ) had blamed some of his wives so I entered upon them and said, 'You should either stop (troubling the Prophet (ﷺ) ) or else Allah will give His Apostle better wives than you.' When I came to one of his wives, she said to me, 'O `Umar! Does Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) haven't what he could advise his wives with, that you try to advise them?' " Thereupon Allah revealed:-- "It may be, if he divorced you (all) his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you Muslims (who submit to Allah).." (66.5)

[Sahih al-Bukhari 4483]

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: My Lord agreed with me in three things:

1.   Offering Salah at Maqam of Ibrahim(Pbuh).

I said,"O Allah's Messenger, I wish we took the station of Abraham as our praying place (for some of our prayers). So came the Divine Inspiration: And take you (people) the station of Abraham as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers e.g. two Rakat of Tawaf of Ka'ba)".

“And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."[Al-Qur’an ch 2 Verse 125]

2.    Hijab.

And as regards the (verse of) the veiling of the women, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from the men because good and bad ones talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of the women was revealed.

“O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful”

[Qur’an ch 33 Verse 59]

3.      Mothers of Believers & Prophet Muhammed(pbuh).

 

Once the wives of the Prophet made a united front against the Prophet and I said to them, 'It may be if he (the Prophet) divorced you, (all) that his Lord (Allah) will give him instead of you wives better than you.' So this verse (the same as I had said) was revealed."

“Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah ], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins”[Al-Qur’an ch 66 Verse 5]

There are other many instances where Qur’an supported Umar(r.a) opinions. e.g

4) Badr prisoners:

“My lord concorded with (my judgments) on three occasions. In case of the Station of Ibrahim, in case of the observance of veil and in case of the prisoners of Badr.”

[ Sahih Muslim 2399]

Qur’an verse revealed on Badr prisoners, when prophet agreed with Abu Bakr(r.a) opinion to take the ransom and free them. For detail read the Hadith & Qur’an ch 8 Verse 67-69

Link: Sahi Muslim Hadith 1763: https://sunnah.com/muslim/32/69 &

Link: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: http://www.recitequran.com/en/tafsir/en.ibn-kathir/8:67

5) Offering the funeral prayers for hypocrites:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: When 'Abdullah bin Ubai (the chief of hypocrites) died, his son came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger! Please give me your shirt to shroud him in it, offer his funeral prayer and ask for Allah's forgiveness for him." So Allah's Messenger (saw) gave his shirt to him and said, "Inform me (When the funeral is ready) so that I may offer the funeral prayer." So, he informed him and when the Prophet intended to offer the funeral prayer, 'Umar took hold of his hand and said, "Has Allah not forbidden you to offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites? The Prophet said, "I have been given the choice for Allah says: '(It does not avail) Whether you (O Muhammad) ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites), or do not ask for forgiveness for them. Even though you ask for their forgiveness seventy times, Allah will not forgive them. (9.80)" So the Prophet offered the funeral prayer and on that the revelation came: "And never (O Muhammad) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (i.e. hypocrites) that dies." (9:84) Thenceforth the Prophet did not offer funeral prayers for the hypocrites. [Al-Bukhari]

Link:https://islamqa.info/en/answers/211665/is-the-hadith-if-there-were-to-be-a-prophet-after-me-it-would-be-umar-saheeh

Such instances whereby the Holy Quran confirmed Umar’s views are thought to number twenty. Ibn Umar (ra) said: whenever the people encountered a certain situation concerning which their opinions varied, the Quran was revealed to support ‘Umars. [At-Tirmidhi]

 Allaah knows best.

 

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