Amr bin Maimun said: I saw Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, a few days before he was stabbed. He stopped by Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman and Uthman bin Hunayf and said, "Do you two fear that you have burdened the earth with what it cannot bear?" They said, "We have only burdened it with something that it can bear, and there is not much abundance in it." He said, "Look, do not burden the earth with what it cannot bear." They said, "No." He said, "If Allah grants me life, I will distribute the spoils of war among the people of Iraq so that they will not need anyone after me." He was stabbed only four days later. Amr bin Maimun said: I was standing between him and Abdullah bin Abbas the morning he was stabbed. When he passed between the rows (of worshippers), he would stand between them. If he saw a gap, he would say, "Straighten the rows." When he saw no gaps in the rows, he would proceed and say the Takbir (Allahu Akbar). He would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl in the first Rak'ah until the people gathered. He had just said the Takbir, when I heard him say, "The dog has killed me," or "The dog has bitten me," when he was stabbed. A Persian man with a double-edged dagger rushed forward, stabbing everyone on his right and left, until he had stabbed thirteen men, nine of whom died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a cloak over the attacker. When the Persian man thought he had been captured, he slit his own throat. Umar took Abdur-Rahman bin Awf by the hand and put him forward (to lead the prayer). As for those who were next to Umar, they saw what I had seen. As for those in the corners of the mosque, they did not know what was happening, but they heard Umar's voice, and they were saying, "Subhanallah, Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah)." Abdur-Rahman led the people in a short prayer. When he finished, he said, "O Ibn Abbas, see who has killed me." He looked around for a while, then said, "It is the slave of Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba." Umar said, "May Allah kill him. I only commanded him with good." Then he said, "Praise be to Allah, Who has not caused my death at the hand of a man who claims to be a Muslim. You and your father loved to have many Persians in Madinah." Al-Abbas had the most slaves among them. Umar was carried to his house, and it was as if the people had never been struck by a calamity before that day. Some said, "We fear for him," while others said, "Don't worry." They brought him wine, and he drank from it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought him milk, and he drank from it, and it came out of his wound, and they knew that he was dying. We entered upon him, and the people came to praise him. A young man came and said, "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, with the good news from Allah. You had the companionship of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and the precedence of Islam, and you have done what you have done. Then you were chosen as a successor, and you ruled justly, and then you have martyrdom." He said, "O nephew, I thought that was enough for me, neither against me nor for me." When the young man turned away, his lower garment was dragging on the ground. Umar said, "Bring the young man back to me." He said, "O nephew, lift your garment, for it is purer for your garment and more God-fearing towards your Lord." Then he said, “O Abdullah, see what I owe." They calculated it and found it to be sixty-eight thousand. He said, "If the property of Umar's family is enough, then pay it from their property, otherwise, borrow on behalf of them from Bani Adi bin Ka'b, and if their property is not enough, then borrow from Quraysh, but do not go beyond them to others. Go to the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, and say to her, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab sends his greetings to you.’ Do not say ‘Commander of the Faithful,’ for I am not the commander of the believers anymore. Ask her for permission to be buried with his two companions." Abdullah went and asked permission, and he found her crying. He said to her, "Umar bin Al-Khattab seeks permission to be buried with his two companions." She said, "By Allah, I had wished for him for myself, and today I would prefer him over myself, but he has come (to be buried)." When Umar was about to die, he said, "If I die, then convey my greetings (to Aisha) and say, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab asks for permission to be buried with his two companions.’ If she grants me permission, then bury me there, and if she refuses, then return me to the graveyard of the Muslims." Then Ummul-Mu'minin Hafsah came, and the women were covering her. When we saw her, we stood up, and she stayed with him for a while. Then the men asked for permission to enter, and she entered (her room). Then we heard her crying from inside. Umar was told, "Make a will, O Commander of the Faithful, appoint a successor." He said, "I do not see anyone more deserving of this matter than these men whom the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, chose while he was pleased with them." He named Ali, Talha, Uthman, Az-Zubayr, Abdur-Rahman bin Awf and Sa'd. He said, "Let Abdullah bin Umar be present as a witness, but he has no part in this matter, as a form of consolation for him. If the matter (of choosing the Caliph) reaches Sa'd, then so be it. Otherwise, whoever is chosen as your leader, let him seek his advice, for I did not dismiss him out of incompetence or treachery." Then he said, "I advise the Caliph after me to fear Allah, and I advise him regarding the early Muhajirin (immigrants) to acknowledge their excellence and to preserve their honor. And I advise him regarding the Ansar (helpers) who offered their homes and embraced Islam before (the Muhajirin), to accept the good deeds of their good-doers and to overlook the mistakes of those who err. I advise him regarding the people of the cities to treat them well, for they are the strength of Islam, the source of wealth, and the protection against the enemy. Nothing should be taken from them except what is surplus, with their consent. And I advise him regarding the Bedouins to treat them well, for they are the origin of the Arabs and the source of Islam. A portion of their wealth should be taken from their excess wealth and given to their poor. And I advise him regarding the covenant of Allah and the covenant of His Messenger, peace be upon him, to fulfill their covenants and to fight those who break them, and not to burden them with more than they can bear." When he died, may Allah be pleased with him, we took him out, walking. Abdullah bin Umar went ahead and greeted Aisha, then said, "Umar asks for permission (to be buried)." She said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and placed there with his two companions. When they finished burying him and they returned, this group gathered. Abdur-Rahman bin Awf said, "Entrust your matter to three from among you." Az-Zubayr said, "I have entrusted my matter to Ali." Sa'd said, "I have entrusted my matter to Abdur-Rahman." Talha said, "I have entrusted my matter to Uthman." These three came: Ali, Uthman, and Abdur-Rahman bin Awf. Abdur-Rahman said to the other two, "Which of you will withdraw from this matter and entrust it to the other? By Allah, upon whom Allah and Islam depend, let him look at which of them is better in his own eyes, and let him be more eager for the well-being of the Ummah." The two elders, Ali and Uthman, remained silent. Abdur-Rahman said, "Entrust it to me, and by Allah, I will not choose anyone other than the best of you." They said, "Yes." He took Ali aside and said, "You have precedence in Islam, kinship (to the Prophet), and what you already know. By Allah, if I appoint you as a ruler, will you rule justly? And if I appoint (someone else) over you, will you listen and obey?" Then he took Uthman aside and said the same to him. When he had taken the pledge (of allegiance) from him, he said to Uthman, "Raise your hand." Then he pledged allegiance to him. Then Ali pledged allegiance to him. Then the people of the house entered and pledged allegiance to him.
Umar bin Maimoon kahte hain ke maine Hazrat Umar bin Khattab Radi Allahu Anhu ko chhura ghonpne se chand din qabal dekha tha. Wo Hazrat Huzaifa bin Yaman aur Hazrat Usman bin Hanif Radi Allahu Anhuma ke paas ruke aur farmaya: "Kya tum donon ko dar nahin lagta ke tumne zameen par wo bojh daal diya hai jo wo bardasht nahin kar sakti?" Unhon ne kaha: "Humne is par sirf wahi bojh dala hai jo wo bardasht kar sakti hai, aur is mein koi khaas faravani nahin hai." Aap ne farmaya: "Dekho, zameen par wo bojh mat dalo jo wo bardasht na kar sake." Unhon ne kaha: "Nahin." Aap ne farmaya: "Agar Allah ne mujhe zindagi di to main Iraq walon mein maal-e-ghanimat is tarah taqseem karoon ga ke unhen mere baad kisi ki zaroorat na rahe gi." Chaar hi din baad aap ko chhura ghonp diya gaya.
Amro bin Maimoon kahte hain ke main us din subah aap aur Abdullah bin Abbas ke darmiyaan khada tha jab aap ko chhura mara gaya. Jab aap (namazion ki) saffon ke darmiyaan se guzarte to un ke darmiyaan khade hote. Agar koi jagah khali dikhayi deti to farmate: "Saffon ko seedha karo." Aur jab aap ko saffon mein koi jagah khali na dikhayi deti to aage badhte aur takbeer (Allahu Akbar) kahte. Pehli rakat mein Surah Yusuf ya Surah An-Nahl padhte yahan tak ke log jama ho jate. Aap ne abhi takbeer hi kahi thi ke maine aap ko ye kahte huye suna, "Kutte ne mujhe maar dala," ya "Kutte ne mujhe kaat liya," jab aap ko chhura mara gaya. Ek Irani shakhs do dhari khanjar liye daurta hua aaya aur dayen baayen jo bhi mila use waar karta raha yahan tak ke usne terah aadmiyon ko zakhmi kar diya jin mein se nau jaan se gaye. Jab ek Musalman ne ye dekha to usne hamla awar par chadar daal di. Jab Irani ko laga ke use pakad liya gaya hai to usne apna gala kaat liya.
Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ne Abdur Rahman bin Auf Radi Allahu Anhu ka haath pakda aur unhen (namaz padhane ke liye) aage kiya. Rahe wo log jo Hazrat Umar ke qareeb the, unhon ne wahi dekha jo maine dekha tha. Aur rahe wo jo masjid ke konon mein the, unhen kuchh maloom nahin hua ke kya maajra hai, siwaye iske ke unhon ne Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ki aawaz suni, aur wo "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah" keh rahe the. Abdur Rahman Radi Allahu Anhu ne logon ko ek mukhtasar namaz padhayi. Jab wo farigh huye to kaha: "Aye Ibn Abbas, dekho mujhe kisne mara hai." Unhon ne kuchh der idhar udhar dekha phir kaha: "Ye Mugheerah bin Shubah ka ghulam hai." Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ne farmaya: "Allah use maar dale. Maine to use sirf bhalayi ka hi hukm diya tha." Phir farmaya: "Har tarah ki tareef Allah hi ke liye hai jisne meri maut aise shakhs ke haath nahin likhwai jo apne aap ko Musalman kahta hai." Aap aur aap ke walid Madinah mein Farsion ko bahut pasand karte the. Un mein se zyada ghulam Abbas Radi Allahu Anhu ke paas the.
Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ko un ke ghar utha kar le jaya gaya, aur aisa maloom hota tha ke logon par us din se pehle kabhi koi aisi museebat nahin aayi thi. Kuchh kahte the: "Hamen un ki jaan ka dar hai." Aur kuchh kahte the: "Fikr na karo." Un ke paas sharab layi gayi to unhon ne is mein se piya, aur wo un ke zakhm se bahar nikal gayi. Phir un ke paas doodh laya gaya to unhon ne is mein se piya, aur wo un ke zakhm se bahar nikal gaya, aur logon ko yakeen ho gaya ke wo ab ja rahe hain.
Hum un ke paas andar dakhil huye to log un ki ayadat ke liye aane lage. Ek yuva aaya aur kaha: "Aye Ameer-ul-Momineen! Allah ki taraf se aap ko khushkhabri ho. Aap ne Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam ki rafaqat aur Islam ki saadat payi, aur aap ne wo kaam kiye jo aap ne kiye. Phir aap ko khalifa muqarrar kiya gaya, aur aap ne adl-o-insaf se hukumat ki, aur phir aap ko shahadat naseeb hui." Aap ne farmaya: "Aye bhateeje! Main to yahi samajhta tha ke mere liye itna hi kaafi hai, na mere khilaf aur na mere haq mein."
Jab wo yuva wapas muda to uska tahband zameen par ghisat raha tha. Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ne farmaya: "Is yuva ko mere paas wapas lao." Aap ne farmaya: "Aye bhateeje! Apna tahband upar kar ke rakho, kyunki ye tumhare libaas ke liye zyada pakizah hai aur tumhare Rab ke liye zyada khudatarshi hai." Phir aap ne farmaya: "Aye Abdullah! Dekho mera kya karz hai." Unhon ne hisab kiya to arsath hazaar nikla. Aap ne farmaya: "Agar Umar ke ahl-e-khana ka maal kaafi ho to un ke maal se ada kar dena, warna un ki taraf se Bani Adi bin Ka'b se karz le lena, aur agar un ka maal kaafi na ho to Quraysh se karz le lena, lekin un ke ilawa kisi aur ke paas mat jana. Umm-ul-Momineen Ayesha Radi Allahu Anha ke paas jao aur un se kehna: 'Umar bin Khattab aap ka salaam kahte hain.' 'Ameer-ul-Momineen' na kehna, kyunki ab main mominon ka ameer nahin raha. Un se ijazat talab karo ke mujhe mere donon saathiyon ke saath dafan kiya jaye."
Abdullah Radi Allahu Anhu gaye aur unhon ne ijazat talab ki, aur unhen rote huye paya. Unhon ne un se kaha: "Umar bin Khattab apne donon saathiyon ke saath dafan hone ki ijazat chahte hain." Unhon ne kaha: "Allah ki qasam! Main un ki khwahish apne liye rakhti thi, aur aaj main unhen apne upar tarjeeh deti, lekin ab wo (dafan hone ke liye) aa hi gaye hain."
Jab Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ki rooh qareeb thi ke nikal jaye to aap ne farmaya: "Agar main mar jaoon to mera salaam (Ayesha Radi Allahu Anha ko) pahuncha dena aur kehna: 'Umar bin Khattab apne donon saathiyon ke saath dafan hone ki ijazat chahte hain.' Agar wo mujhe ijazat de dein to mujhe wahin dafan kar dena, aur agar inkaar kar dein to mujhe Musalmanon ke qabristan mein wapas le aana."
Phir Umm-ul-Momineen Hafsah Radi Allahu Anha aayin, aur auraten un ka parda kar rahi thin. Jab humne unhen dekha to hum khade ho gaye, aur wo kuchh der un ke paas baithi rahin. Phir mardon ne andar aane ki ijazat talab ki to wo (apne hujre mein) chali gayin. Phir humne unhen andar se rote huye suna. Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu se kaha gaya: "Wasiyat kar dein, aye Ameer-ul-Momineen! Apne baad kisi ko khalifa bana dein."
Aap ne farmaya: "Main is mamle mein un logon se zyada kisi ko layeq nahin samajhta jinhain Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam ne apni khushnudi ki halat mein chun liya tha." Aap ne Ali, Talha, Usman, Zubair, Abdur Rahman bin Auf aur Saad Radi Allahu Anhum ke naam liye. Aap ne farmaya: "Abdullah bin Umar ko gawah ke taur par maujood rakhna, lekin un ka is mamle mein koi dakhal nahin hai, taham un ki tasalli ke liye ye karna. Agar mamla (khalifa chunne ka) Saad tak pahunch jaye to phir theek hai. Warna un mein se jo bhi tumhara ameer bane use chahiye ke wo un se mashwara kare, kyunki maine unhen kisi naahli ya baddiyanti ki wajah se nahin hataya tha."
Phir aap ne farmaya: "Main apne baad aane wale khalifa ko Allah se darne ki wasiyat karta hoon, aur use muhajireen-e-oola ke bare mein nasihat karta hoon ke un ki fazilat ka e'tiraf kare aur un ke izzat ko barqarar rakhe. Aur use ansar ke bare mein jo apne ghar pesh karte the aur muhajireen se pehle Islam qubool kar chuke the, nasihat karta hoon ke un ke nek logon ke nek amal qubool kare aur un mein se jo ghalati kare us ki ghalati ko nazar andaz kare. Aur use ahl-e-amsaar ke bare mein nasihat karta hoon ke un ke saath achha suluk kare, kyunki wahi Islam ki taqat, maal-e-ghanimat ka zariya aur dushman se bachao hain. Un se un ki marzi ke baghair koi cheez siwaye zaid maal ke na li jaye. Aur use baduon ke bare mein nasihat karta hoon ke un ke saath achha suluk kare, kyunki wahi Arab ka asl aur Islam ka manba hain. Un ke zaid maal mein se ek hissa le kar un ke ghareebon ko diya jaye. Aur use Allah ke ahd aur us ke Rasul Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam ke ahd ke bare mein nasihat karta hoon ke un ke ahdon ko poora kare aur un se jo ahd tode un se lade, aur un par un ki taqat se zyada bojh na dale."
Jab aap Radi Allahu Anhu wafat pa gaye to hum aap ko utha kar chale, paidal. Abdullah bin Umar Radi Allahu Anhu aage badhe aur Ayesha Radi Allahu Anha ko salaam kiya phir kaha: "Umar Radi Allahu Anhu ijazat chahte hain." Unhon ne kaha: "Unhen andar lao." Unhen andar laya gaya aur un ke donon saathiyon ke paas rakh diya gaya.
Jab unhen dafan kar chuke aur wapas aaye to ye giroh jama hua. Abdur Rahman bin Auf Radi Allahu Anhu ne kaha: "Apna mamla apne hi teen aadmiyon mein se kisi ek par chhod do." Zubair Radi Allahu Anhu ne kaha: "Maine apna mamla Ali Radi Allahu Anhu par chhod diya hai." Saad Radi Allahu Anhu ne kaha: "Maine apna mamla Abdur Rahman Radi Allahu Anhu par chhod diya hai." Talha Radi Allahu Anhu ne kaha: "Maine apna mamla Usman Radi Allahu Anhu par chhod diya hai."
Ye teen hazrat aaye: Ali, Usman aur Abdur Rahman bin Auf Radi Allahu Anhum. Abdur Rahman Radi Allahu Anhu ne un donon se kaha: "Tum mein se kaun is mamle se peechhe hatega aur dusre par chhod dega? Allah ki qasam! Jis Allah par aur Islam par mera imaan hai, use dekhna chahiye ke in mein se kaun is ki nazar mein behtar hai, aur use ummat ki bhalayi ka zyada khayal rakhne wala hai."
Ali aur Usman Radi Allahu Anhuma donon buzurg khamosh rahe. Abdur Rahman Radi Allahu Anhu ne kaha: "Mujh par chhod do, aur Allah ki qasam! Main tum mein se behtarin ke siwa kisi ko nahin chunoon ga." Unhon ne kaha: "Haan."
Unhon ne Ali Radi Allahu Anhu ko alag le kar kaha: "Tumhen Islam mein fazilat hai, rishtedari (Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam se) hai, aur wo jo tum jante ho. Allah ki qasam! Agar main tumhen hukmaran muqarrar kar doon to kya tum adl-o-insaf se hukumat karo ge? Aur agar main tum par (kisi aur ko) muqarrar kar doon to kya tum sunoge aur itaat karo ge?" Phir unhon ne Usman Radi Allahu Anhu ko alag le kar un se bhi yahi kaha.
Jab unhon ne un se bai't le li to Usman Radi Allahu Anhu se kaha: "Apna haath uthaiye." Phir unhon ne un par bai't ki. Phir Ali Radi Allahu Anhu ne un par bai't ki. Phir ghar wale log andar aaye aur un par bai't ki.