Khilafat of Sayyidina Umar ibn al-Khattab
In his final illness, he appointed Sayyidina Umar ibn
al-Khattab as his successor. Some of the Companions entered upon him and one of
them said, “What will you say to your Lord when He asks you about appointing
Umar as khalifah over us when you have seen his toughness?” Sayyidina Abu Bakr
replied, “By Allah, are you trying to frighten me?
I will say, ‘O Allah, I have appointed as khalifah over them
the best of Your people.’ Convey from me what I have said to those behind you.”
Imam ibn Asakir relates that Sayyidina Yasar ibn Hamzah
said, “When Abu Bakr’s illness grew serious, he stood and looked over the
people from a small window and said, ‘I have made a covenant, so will you be
contented with it?’ So the people said, ‘We will be content with it, khalifah
of the Messenger of Allah.’ Then Ali stood and said, ‘We will not be content
unless it is Umar.’ He said, ‘It is Umar.’”
Thus Sayyidina Umar ibn al-Khattab became the second khalifa
of Islam.
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