English translation
[6187] 14 - (2389) It was narrated that Ibn Abī Mulaikah said: "I heard Ibn 'Abbās say: 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb was placed on his bed,[1] and the people gathered around him, praying for him and praising him, before he was lifted up, and I was among them. Nothing surprised me except a man who seized my shoulder from behind. I turned to him and saw that it was 'Alī. He prayed for mercy for 'Umar and said: You have not left behind any one with the like of whose deeds I would like to meet Allāh more than you. By Allāh, I think that Allāh will unite you with your two companions, because I often heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'Abū Bakr, 'Umar and I came; Abū Bakr, 'Umar and I went in; Abū Bakr, 'Umar and I went out.' So I hope – or I think – that Allāh will unite you with them.”
