Sahih al-Bukhari 3689
The merits of 'Umar bin al-Khattab ᴿᴬ
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَا قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ مُحَدَّثُونَ فَإِنْ يَكُ فِي أُمَّتِي أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهُ عُمَرُ
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Chain of narrators
- Yaḥyá b. Qazaʿah
- Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd
- his father
- Abū Salamah
- Abū Hurayrah
- Rasūl Allāh ﷺ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among the nations before you there used to be people who were inspired (though they were not prophets). And if there is any of such a persons amongst my followers, it is 'Umar." Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Among the nation of Bani Israel who lived before you, there were men who used to be inspired with guidance though they were not prophets, and if there is any of such persons amongst my followers, it is 'Umar."
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Same hadith, other wordings
- Riyadhus Shalihin 1504- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "لقد كان فيما قبلكم من الأمم ناس محدثون، فإن يك في أمتي أحد، فإنه عمر" ((رواه البخاري، ورواه مسلم من رواية عائشة، وفي روايتهما قال ابن وهب: "محدثون" أي: ملهمون)).