পৃষ্ঠা 11: প্রথম অধ্যায়: দূরবর্তী আলামতসমূহ যা ইতিমধ্যে প্রকাশ পেয়ে অতিক্রান্ত হয়েছে

A Beneficial Note: Al-Qastallani mentioned in "Sharh al-Bukhari" that the sun eclipsed on the day our master 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away.

"We were praying to Allah for 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was laid upon his bier, when suddenly a man behind me placed his elbows on my shoulder, saying: 'May Allah have mercy upon you! Indeed, I used to hope that Allah would join you with your two companions, for I very often heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: "I was with Abu Bakr and 'Umar, I did such-and-such with Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I set out with Abu Bakr and 'Umar." Indeed, I used to hope that Allah would place you with them both.' I turned around, and behold, it was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)."

And in another wording of his, on the authority of Ibn Abi Mulaykah, that he heard Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying: "'Umar was placed upon his bier, and the people surrounded him, praying for him and invoking blessings before he was lifted, and I was among them. Nothing startled me except a man grasping my shoulder, and behold, it was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. He invoked mercy upon 'Umar and said: 'You have not left behind anyone dearer to me to meet Allah with the like of their deeds than you. By Allah, I truly thought that Allah would place you with your two companions, for I frequently heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: "I went, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar; I entered, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar; and I came out, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar."'"

A Beneficial Note

In "Sharh al-Bukhari" by al-Qastallani: The sun eclipsed on the day 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) died, and the earth became dark, such that a child said to his mother: "O mother, has the Day of Resurrection arrived?" She replied: "No, my dear son, but 'Umar has been killed."

And the jinn lamented for 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) three days before he died, reciting:

"Is it after the one slain in Medina, for whom the earth darkened, that the thorny trees tremble upon their trunks?

May Allah reward an excellent leader with goodness, and may the hand of Allah bless that torn cloak.

Whoever strives or rides the wings of an ostrich to attain what you accomplished yesterday will be outpaced.

You settled affairs, then left behind after you calamities still hidden in their sleeves, not yet burst open.

And I never feared that his death would be at the hands of a fierce, blue-eyed beast with downcast eyes."