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How can I be like Umar Radhiallahu Anhu? Question Detail:
I a completed Bachelors and moved to US couple of months back and here o continue my education is tough bcz they are telling me to take some pre-req's and apply for the college so it would take 6 yrs and 1.5 lakh dollar tution for -which i have to opt for loan and then interest.......... Then i took training in IT for one month now my job marketing is being done but my employer made a fake resume i asked will they not check he told sont worry u just concentrate on subject take training well and perform the job, every IT is like this only.
Apart from this i want to be a leader like Hazrath UMAR and inshaallah do MBA and become CEO bcz want to prove that muslims are not less they have that power given by allah to lead but then i feel that this is the alaamat of kibr and takabboor and agan i feel weakened.
Answer :
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1) We understand your situation. What exactly is your query?
2) Your love for Umar Radhiallahu Anhu is a great expression of your affection towards deen. May Allah accept and instill the qualities of Hadhrat Umar Radhiallahu Anhu within you. Some of the outstanding qualities of Hadhrat Umar Radhiallahu Anhu were as follows:
Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Masood Radhiallahu Anhu praises him in this manner:
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: لَقَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ عُمَرَ حُبًّا حَتَّى لَقَدْ خِفْتُ اللَّهَ، لَوْ أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ كَلْبًا يُحِبُّهُ عُمَرُ لَأَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ خَادِمًا لِعُمَرَ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ، وَلَقَدْ وَجَدَ فَقْدَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى الْعِضَاهُ، إِنَّ إِسْلَامَهُ كَانَ فَتْحًا، وَإِنَّ هِجْرَتَهُ كَانَتْ نَصْرًا، وَإِنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ رَحْمَةً
"Verily, I loved 'Umar with such love that indeed I feared Allah. Were I to know that 'Umar loves a dog, I would have loved it. I wished that I was the servant of 'Umar until I died. Indeed, everything, even the trees felt his absence. Verily, his acceptance of Islam was a conquest, his migration was a victory, and his reign was a mercy."[1]
The Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam also says about him:
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَ الْحَقَّ عَلَى قَلْبِ عُمَرَ وَلِسَانِهِ»
“Allah Azza Wajal has placed Haq (truth/rightness) in the heart of Umar and on his tongue.”[2]
The Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam also mentioned:
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، مَا لَقِيَكَ الشَّيْطَانُ قَطّ سَالِكًا فَجًّا إِلَّا سَلَكَ فَجًّا غَيْرَ فَجِّكَ
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to `Umar), "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Shaytan sees you taking a path, he follows a path other than yours."[3]
It is further mentioned:
هَذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، هَذَا رَجُلٌ لَا يُحِبُّ الْبَاطِلَ
“This is Umar Bin Khattab; this is a person who does not appreciate wrong (batil).”[4]
Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal Rahimahullah mentions in “The virtues of Sahaba”:
كَانَ فِي وَجْهِ عُمَرَ خَطَّانِ أَسْوَدَانِ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ
“Umar Radhiallahu Anhu had two black lines on his face due to excessive amount of crying.”[5]
Hadhrat Umar Radhiallahu Anhu enjoys honor and respect because of his devotion, dedication and sacrifice for Deen. Simply doing MBA[6] and becoming a CEO[7] won’t make you like Umar Radhiallahu Anhu.
We advise you to first fulfill the basic fundamentals of Islam. Commence by:
Being punctual in your salah. No obstacle should stop you from your salah.
Wake up for tahajjud prayers and exert yourself in the worship of Allah.
Make it a regular habit to fast.
Improve your akhlāq and conduct and bring it in line with the Sunnah.
Accept criticism and reform yourself.
Exercise extreme patience and perseverance in any challenge you may face.
Abstain from all forms of Haram.
These are the basic qualities that will lead you to the closeness of Allah and gain his happiness. To inculcate these qualities, stay in the company of the pious and consider training under a spiritual guide. We make dua Allah makes it easy for you to instill these illustrious qualities within you that the blessed Sahaba once possessed.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
AbdulMannan Nizami
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, IL, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] [فضائل الصحابة لاحمد بن حنبل، فضائل امير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب، ج١، ص٢٤٧، مؤسسة الرسالة]
[2] [مسند احمد، مسند المكثرين من الصحابة، ج٩، ص٥٠٨، مؤسسة الرسالة]
[فضائل الصحابة لاحمد بن حنبل، فضائل امير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب، ج١، ص٢٥٠، مؤسسة الرسالة]
[3] [صحيح البخاري، كتاب بدء الخلق، باب صفة ابليس، ج٤، ص١٢٦، دار طوق النجاة]
[صحيح مسلم، كتاب فضائل الصحابة، باب من فضائل عمر رضي الله عنه، ج٤، ص١٨٦٣، دار احياء التراث العربي]
[4] [فضائل الصحابة لاحمد بن حنبل، فضائل امير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب، ج١، ص٢٦٠، مؤسسة الرسالة]
[5] [فضائل الصحابة لاحمد بن حنبل، فضائل امير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب، ج١، ص٢٥٣، مؤسسة الرسالة]
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