The praise of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhu

We see ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma defending ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu in his absence when somebody spoke ill of him as is narrated in Sahih al Bukhari:

جاء رجل إلى ابن عمر فسأله عن عثمان، فذكر عن محاسن عمله، قال: لعل ذاك يسوءك؟ قال: نعم، قال: فأرغم الله بأنفك، ثم سأله عن علي فذكر محاسن عمله، قال: هو ذاك بيته، أوسط بيوت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثم قال: لعل ذاك يسوءك؟ قال: أجل، قال: فأرغم الله بأنفك

A person came to Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma and asked about ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu. He mentioned the traits of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu and thereafter said, “It seems like you did not like what I said.”

The person said, “Yes.”

‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu said. “May Allah afflict you with problems.”

Thereafter this person asked him about ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu. So he mentioned the traits of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu.

The person replied, “Yes, he was exactly as you mention. His house was between the houses of the Rasul of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.”

Thereafter Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma said, “It seems like you did not like what I said.”

He said, “Yes.”

Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma said. “May Allah afflict you with problems.”^{^[1]}

His praise for Hussain ibn ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhuma has been narrated from Ibn Abi Ni’am in Sahih al Bukhari:

كنت عند عبد الله بن عمر، وسأله رجل عن دم البعوض، فقال: ممن أنت؟ فقال: من أهل العراق، قال: انظروا إلى هذا يسألني عن دم البعوض، وقد قتلوا ابن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: هما ريحانتاي من الدنيا.

Once I was with ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma and a person asked him about the law regarding the blood of a mosquito.

Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma asked him, “Where are you from?”

He replied, “I am From Iraq.”

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma then said, “Look at him, he is asking about the blood of a mosquito where as they are the ones who have killed the grandson of the Rasul of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. I heard the Rasul of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam saying, ‘These are my two fragrant flowers in this world.’”^{^[2]}

The great relationship which ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma enjoyed with ‘Abdullah ibn Jafar ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu has been recorded in Tarikh Dimashq of Ibn ‘Asakir. It is narrated:

انه كان يأتي عبد الله بن جعفر رضي الله عنه فقال له الناس: انك تكثر اتيان عبد الله بن جعفر فقال: ابن عمر: لو رأيتم اباه احببتم هذا، وجد فيما بين قرنه الى قدمه سبعون بين ضربة سيف وطعنة برمح.

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar used to go to ‘Abdullah ibn Jafar. So the people told him, “You seem to go a lot to ‘Abdullah ibn Jafar.”

Ibn ‘Umar told them, “If you would have seen his father then you have loved him too. His father was martyred and more than 70 wounds were found on his body as the result of strikes by swords and spears.”^{^[3]}

In Sahih al Bukhari it is narrated from Sha’bi that:

أن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، كان إذا سلم على ابن جعفر، قال: «السلام عليك يا ابن ذي الجناحين

When Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma used to greet Ibn Jafar he used to say, “Al Salam ‘Alayk (Peace be upon you), O son of the person with two wings.”^{^[4]}

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[1] Sahih al Bukhari #2704 Chapter regarding the virtues of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu

[2] Sahih al Bukhari, #5994 The book regarding etiquettes. Chapter regarding kissing, hugging, and showing mercy to a child.

[3] Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 29 pg. 179.

[4] Sahih al Bukhari, #3709 Chapter regarding the virtues of Jafar ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu

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