Whilst doing the rounds one night in Madinah, Umar ibn al-Khaththab (r.a.) overheard a conversation that took place between a mother and her daughter. The mother said to the daughter, Mix the milk that we have with water so that we gain a fair price in the market place tomorrow morning. At this the daughter exclaimed, O Mother! You know that this is wrong and that Umar has warned people form such fraudulent activity. The mother said, But Umar is not here to see what we do. The daughter replied, If Umar is not here, then surely the Lord of Umar is here Watching over us. Upon hearing this, Umar (r.a.) left and in the morning said to his son Aaswim (r.a.), Inquire about the daughter of such and such woman, mentioning the house he had been to the night before. Aaswim ibn Umar (r.a.) did so and said that she was from the clan of Hilal. Upon this, Umar (r.a.) said to him, Go to her and propose to her for marriage, for it may be that she will give birth to a knight who will lead the Arabs. They married, and from their generation came Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (r.a.). Imam ibn Abd al-Hakim (r.a.), Sirah Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:19:19 +0000
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