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Musnad Ahmad 5437

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 5437

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَارِجَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بِأَحَبِّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ إِلَيْكَ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ أَوْ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَكَانَ أَحَبُّهُمَا إِلَى اللَّهِ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 5437) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 3681).

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3681

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O Allah! Honor Islam through the most dear of these two men to you: Through Abu Jahl or through 'Umar bin Al-Khattab." He said: "And the most dear of them to Him was 'Umar."

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الإِسْلاَمَ بِأَحَبِّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ إِلَيْكَ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ أَوْ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (2)
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (144)اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الإِسْلامَ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ أَوْ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ
  • فضائل الصحابة لأحمد بن حنبل (249)اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الإِسْلامَ بِأَحَبِّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ إِلَيْكَ : بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ ، أَوْ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ أَحَبَّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 6045

Ibn `Abbas reported the Prophet as saying, "0 God, strengthen Islam with Abu Jahl b. Hisham, or `Umar b. al-Khattab." In the morning `Umar went to the Prophet and accepted Islam; then prayed openly in the mosque. Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بِأَبِي جَهْلِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَوْ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ» فَأَصْبَحَ عُمَرُ فَغَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

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