‘Umar’s Statement To Abū Bakr: ‘O Best Of People After The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ...’
Darussalam · Volume 6
46. Chapters On Al-Manāqib (Virtues) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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3684. Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh narrated that ‘Umar said to Abū Bakr: “O best of people after the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ!” So Abū Bakr said: “If you say that, then I have heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: ‘The sun has not risen upon a man better than ‘Umar.’” (Da’if) Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth is Gharīb, and we do not know of it except through this route, and its chain is not that strong. [He said:] There is something on this topic from Abū Ad-Dardā’.
٣٦٨٤ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنُ أَخِي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: «قَالَ عُمَرُ» لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: يَا خَيْرَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ، فَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: مَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْ عُمَرَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، وَلَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِذَاكَ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ.
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Superiority depends on various causes, reasons and justifications. Sometimes one man is superior to others for some particular reason, and another person is superior in totality. Abū Bakr, during his caliphate was superior due to his justice, politics, conquests, and establishment of government. In view of Abū Bakr, 'Umar was a man of solid thinking and firm personality.