Ibn Umar in Saheeh Al-Bukhari #3576 states that he saw the people surround Umar’s house. When asked about his state, he said that the tribe were going to kill him if he became a Muslim. The narration states that “Umar was at home in a state of fear”. Shia websites like the Umar-bin-khattab Blog and Slave of Ahlubait’s Blog provide a narration that states that Umar was at home, in a state of fear when he first became a Muslim. If Umar is as incompetent as Shias make him, then why would the Prophet – peace be upon him – place him as a leader of a battalion? The Fear of Umar from Quraish when he converted to Islam

Ibn Sa’ad (220 AH) explains in his Tabaqat 2/111 that Umar was sent, while leading thirty men, to Al-‘Albaa’, which is four nights away from Makkah in the 7 th year after the Hijra, but his enemies had fled before he could get to them. Ibn Ishaaq (150 AH) confirms according to Ibn Hisham in his Seera 2/513, that Umar was sent on a conquest to Turba, the land of Bani Amer. See Seerat Ibn Hisham 1/625.Īl-Zuhri (125 AH) states in the Maghazi of Musa bin Uqbah (p. However, since Shias insist, we have found after some brief research that Umar killed his uncle Al-Aas bin Hisham bin Al-Mugheera. In a previous article, we have discussed that it isn’t important to have a list of Umar’s victims in battle to establish bravery, for even the Prophet – peace be upon him – was only known to have killed one man.

The Fear of Umar from Quraish when he converted to Islam.

In this article, we briefly respond to common Shia allegations that surround the character of Umar, his bravery, and his actions during battle.

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