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Hadith of the assassination of Umar
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The Hadith of Umars assassination is a famous and long Shia Hadith narrated
by the renowned Muhaddith Muhammad Baqir Majlisi in his famous work
Zaad-ul-Ma'ad (Provisions for the Hereafter).
Contents [hide]
1 The hadith narration
2 Eid on the day of Umars assassination
3 See also
4 Notes
[edit] The hadith narration
The Hadith of Umars assassination is as follows:
"Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman narrates: Once on the 9th of Rabi' al-awwal I went to
Rasulullah. I saw Ameerul Mu'mineen Ali Murtaza, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain
also there. All were busy eating. Rasulullah smiling in great happiness said to
Hasan and Husain: 'Sons, today is the day on which Allah will destroy your
enemy and the enemy of your grandfather, and Allah will accept the curse of
your mother (Fatimah). Eat sons, eat! Today is the day that Allah accepts the
deeds of your Shia (partisans), and beloved. Eat sons, eat! Today is the day
when the power of your enemy and the enemy of your grandfather will be broken
and annihilated in the dust. Eat sons, eat! Today is the day when Fir'on (i.e.
the Pharaoh or tyrant) to my Ahl al-Bayt, the one who will oppress and
persecute them and who will usurp their rights, will be destroyed. Hudhayfah
said: I exclaimed: 'O Rasulullah! Will there be such an evil person in your
Ummah, who will perpetrate such villainy?' Rasulullah replied: 'O Hudhayfah!
Among the munafiqs (hypocrites) there will be one idol who will be the leader
of the group of munafiqeen. He will carry in his hand the whip of cruelty and
injustice; he will prevent people from the Path of truth; he will alter the
Qur'an; he will change my Sunnah and my ways; he will oppress my Wasi
(Appointee) Ali bin Abi Talib and he will deprive my daughter, Fatimah of her
rights. My daughter will then curse him. Allah Ta'ala will accept her la'nat
(curse) and prayers.' Hudhayfah then said: 'O Rasulullah! Why do you not
supplicate to Allah to destroy this Fir'on and oppressor in your very
lifetime?' Rasulullah replied: 'O Hudhayfah! I do not regard it proper to
interfere in the decisions of Allah Ta'ala... But, I have requested Allah
Ta'ala to grant excellence and superiority to that day when that oppressor and
Fir'on is dispatched to Jahannum (i.e. when he is destroyed). That day should
be decreed superior to all other days so that honoring of that day becomes a
Sunnah for my Shiane Ahle Bait (i.e. partisans of my family). Allah Ta'ala then
sent this Wahi (revelation): 'It has already been decreed in My Eternal
Knowledge that the usurping Munafiqs will persecute you and your family. They
will inflict many hardships on you and your family. O Muhammad! Ali has been
awarded your rank because of these (impending) hardships which will be
perpetrated on him by the usurper of his rights and the Fir'on of this Ummah. I
have commanded the angels of the 7 heavens to rejoice and celebrate Eid
[disambiguation needed] on the day he (i.e. Umar) is killed - this is for the
sake of the partisans and lovers of the Ahle Bait. I have commanded the
recording Angels to cease recording the sins of My servants for 3 days from
that day. This is in honor of that day (on which Umar will be murdered). O
Muhammad! Three days grace and permission in general to commit sins have been
given in your honor and in honor of your appointee (Ali) ... Every year on this
day, will I free from Jahannam (Hell) thousands of your Shias.' Hudhayfah says:
'After Rasulullah said this, he arose and left the room and went to the house
of Umm Salamah. After having heard this talk of Rasulullah I was convinced of
Umar's kufr. There remained no doubt in this. Finally, after the demise of
Rasulullah, I witnessed the fitnah [disambiguation needed] which he (Umar)
created. He exhibited the kufr which was concealed in him. He reneged from
Islam and usurped the Imamate [disambiguation needed] and Khilafat. To achieve
this end he adopted the most shameless methods. He altered the Qur'an and burnt
the holy house of Rasulullah. He pleased the Jews, Christians and the Magians
and displeased Fatimah and the entire Ahle Bait, and he conspired to have
Ameerul Mu'mineen (i.e. Ali) murdered. He made haram (forbidden) what Allah had
made halal (permissible) and legalized what Allah had made unlawful. He slammed
the door against the face and stomach of Fatimah. Hudhayfah then said: 'Finally
Allah Ta'ala accepted the curses of His Holy Nabi (i.e. Prophet Muhammad) and
his daughter in regard to this Munafiq (i.e. Umar) and had him killed at the
hands, of his killer (Abu-Lu'lu'ah). May there be the Rahmat (Mercy) of Allah
on his (Umar's) killer (i.e. Abu-Lu'lu'ah).[1]
[edit] Eid on the day of Umars assassination
Due to the festive commandments in the hadith, Shia Muslims celebrate Umars
assassination as part of the broader celebrations during Eid e shuja on the 9th
of Rabi' al-awwal.[2][3][4] Alternatively, Umars assassination is celebrated
by other Shia on the 24th of Safar,[5][6] or the 29th of Dhu al-Hijjah[7] and
is known as Eid al-Umar.
[edit] See also
Shi'a view of Umar
Umar at Fatimah's house
List of Muslim reports
[edit] Notes
^ Zaad-ul-Ma'ad, by Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, pg.433-436
^ Scripture and exegesis in early Imami-Shiism, By Me'ir Mikha'el Bar-Asher,
pg.117, quoted from Majmu al-ayad by al-Tabarani, pg.133-143, which has the
chapter entitled Maqtal Dulam, that states the Nusayris and Imamis
celebrate the killing (i.e. Maqtal) of Umar (i.e. Dulam, which means black) on
the 9th of Rabi' al-awwal.
^ Converting Persia: religion and power in the Safavid Empire, By Rula Jurdi
Abisaab, pg.46-47, where Mir Sayyid Husayn al-Mujtahid Jabal Ameli (d.1592-3),
the maternal grandson of al-Muhaqqiq al-Thani al-Karaki (d.1533) verifies the
hadith of Umars assassination along with the date of Umars death and mentions
how Shiites should commemorate it. He mentions a Shiite tradition where Ahmad
ibn Ishaq al-Qummi (a close companion of the 10th imam) describes the festive
nature of the 9th of Rabi' al-awwal.
^ The Nu?ayr-i-?alaw-i Religion: An Enquiry Into Its Theology and Liturgy, By
Me'ir Mikha'el Bar-Asher, Gauke de Kootstra, Arieh Kofsky, pg.136-141, which
also mentions Al-Kha?ibi narrating a tradition about the 9th of Rabi' al-awwal,
where the 10th Imam mentions the merits of Eid al-Umar. There are also
descriptions of the historical celebrations of Eid al-Umar in Shiraz and
Golpayegan.
^ The Shi'a of India, By John Norman Hollister, pg.191
^ The Unseen Face of Islam: Sharing the Gospel with Ordinary Muslims at Street
..., By Bill Musk, Monarch Publishing, pg.82
^ Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work, by Kohlberg, pg.176 and 234
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