There is one Hadith Saheeh, it says, while the death time of Prophet (saw). He ask to his companions to bring one piece of paper and pen, Then Hazrath Omer (RA) was stopped it.
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clear my doubt. There is one Hadith Saheeh, it says, while the death time of
Prophet (saw). He ask to his companions to bring one piece of paper and pen,
Then Hazrath Omer (RA) was stopped it.This event creates the difference between
the companions.
My
question is, Why Hazrath Omer was stopped it?
Shiet
community explains this event as Prophet want to write the name of next Kalife
(Imam Ali).
Omer
Know this early that`s why he stopped it
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Answer:
Umar stop prophet(saws) writing
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.573 Narrated by Ibn Abbas
When Allah's Messenger (saws) was on his
death-bed and in the house there were some companions amongst whom was Umar bin
Al-Khattab. The Prophet (saws) said,
"Come, let me write for you a statement after which you will not go
astray." Umar said, "The Prophet (saws) is seriously ill and you have
the Quran; so the Book of Allah is enough for us." The companions present
in the house differed and quarreled. Some said, "Go near so that the
Prophet (saws) may write for you a statement after which you will not go
astray," while the others said as Umar said. When they caused a hue and
cry before the Prophet (saws), Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Go away and
leave me!"
Dear and beloved brother, there is indeed a narration in
the Sahih Bukhari regarding the said incident.
When this incident happened, the Messenger of Allah (saws) was indeed
seriously ill and unwell, but the believers did not know that he (saws) was
going to die. There were a lot of his noble companions around the Prophet
(saws) at that time, and some, including Hadrat Umar, were of the opinion that
the Messenger of Allah (saws) should be allowed to rest and recover completely,
rather than be burdened with the running of the state. It is not conceivable to
imagine, that the noble companions, who would lay down their lives and their
possessions at one command of the Prophet (saws), would refuse to obey any
command of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
It is related in the ‘Seerah’ that the the Messenger of
Allah (saws) stayed alive at least 3-4 days after this incident, and his health
improved considerably after this said incident. If he (saws) did want something written, he (saws)
could have easily done so during this time.
Neither his chaste wives, nor his noble family, nor any of his noble
companions, including Hadrat Ali (r.a.), ever claimed after the death of the
Messenger of Allah (saws), that he (saws) told them something which was not
already revealed in the Quran or established in his Sunnah as the deen!
Another thing to remember here is that the Messenger of
Allah (saws) did not know how to write himself! Thus all the Prophet (saws) had to do was to
declare what he (saws) wanted to say, and ordered someone to write down the instructions. And in the 3-4 days that he (saws) lived
after that, the Messenger of Allah (saws) did no such thing!
Some mis-guided people have used this incident to
advantage their agenda, and to lay their claims by ‘reading the mind of the
Prophet (saws)’, and claim that the Messenger of Allah (saws) asked for the pen
and paper so that he could make his final will by announcing Hadrat Ali (r.a.)
as his successor! Allah and His
Messenger (saws) alone knew what the Messenger of Allah (saws) wanted or intended
to document; and unless the people, who laid these claims hundreds of years
after the Prophet’s (saws) death possessed the ‘knowledge of the unseen’
whereby they could read the mind of the Prophet (saws), they simply fabricated
this whole notion that the Messenger of Allah (saws) wanted to name his
successor at that time! If that was
the case, the Messenger (saws), who himself did not know how to read and
write, could have named his successor at any time when he (saws) was alive or
even in the 3-4 days he (saws) lived after that incident, and told the scribes
to document it as his final will!
The guidance of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah is such that
every minute detail of guidance is mentioned in it. If the appointment of the Prophet’s successor
was so important, and the pivot of the deen as some misguided sects
maintain, Allah Subhanah would have
declared that in the Quran and no one could have ever challenged that
succession! We must remember that the
mission of the Prophet (saws) was not to establish a kingdom in this world for
his descendants, but rather to proclaim the Divine Message of the Holy Quran
and Islam to all of mankind!
The deen of Islam was completed, the Quran revealed, and
the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) was established at the time of the
death of the Prophet (saws). Whatever
happened after the death of the Prophet (saws) is the History of the Muslims,
and this is in the knowledge of Allah Alone.
If as the ignorant claim that Hadrat Umar (r.a.) had the ‘knowledge of
the unseen’ or could read the Prophet’s mind, and thus prevented the Prophet
(saws) from documenting the name of his successor…..then Allah Subhanah is
sufficient to hold Hadrat Umar (r.a.) to account for his deeds! But if the ignorant people who take this
incident to revile and accuse a noble companion of the likes of Hadrat Umar
(r.a.) of misappropriation are wrong in their deduction, they should know that
Allah Subhanah is sufficient to take a full accounting from them for their
baseless accusations!
Allah Subhanah will neither hold us accountable for the
deeds of these people, nor ask us about them on the Day of Judgment. We will be asked about our deeds and what
did we do for the Cause of Islam.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 134:
They were a people who passed away. They shall
receive the reward of what they earned, and you shall have the reward of what
you will earn. And you will not be questioned as to what they did.
Your Question: My
question is, Why Hazrath Omer was stopped it?
Shiet community
explainsthis event as Prophet want to write the name of next Kalife (Imam Ali).
Omer Know this early that`s why he stopped it
Beloved brother in Islam, it is absolutely untrue and
inaccurate that it was Hadrat Umar (r.a.) who stopped or prevented the Prophet
(saws) from documenting what he (saws) wished to document; quite a few family
members and companions who were present when this particular incident occurred
were of the opinion that the Prophet (saws) was ill and unwell and should be
allowed to recover and not be burdened with the running of the affairs of the
state until his health improved.
The questions which one should pose to our brethren sect
who accuse Hadrat Umar (r.a.) are:
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan