Eagerness To Help a Family

Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s eagerness to help a family

• Short Word Full Version

• PBUH→ Peace be upon him

• SWT→ Subahanahu Wa Ta'la

• R.A.→ Radi-Allahu-Anhu/Anha

One night, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam was out on his rounds in Madinah Munawwarah, when he came across a tent. When he approached the tent, he heard the voice of a distressed person. There was a man seated outside this tent. After giving him Salaam, Sayyiduna Umar (RA:) asked him regarding his state. He replied that he had come to visit the caliph; but he was not aware that the caliph was stood before him.

He then explained his situation and said that his wife was expecting
a child and the time of birth was near. Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam returned home and said to his
wife, Sayyidatuna Umme Kulsoom Bint Ali(R.A.) :Do you wish to gain some reward? Allah Almighty has Himself made it reach you. She replied: What is the matter? Sayyiduna Umar (R.A.) :said There is a woman who will give birth soon and she does not have
anyone to assist. She said: If you permit me, I will go. Sayyiduna Umar (R.A.) said: OK, gather the necessary supplies. When they arrived there, Sayyiduna Umar (r.a.) sent his wife inside the tent
and sat down outside with the man.

He then said to the man: Light
a fire. The man lit a fire and then Sayyiduna Umar placed a
pot of food on top of it. At the same time that the food was ready,
the child was born; Sayyiduna Umar’s wife called from inside the tent, saying: O Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen! Give the glad
tidings of a son being born to your companion. As soon as that man
heard the words ‘Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen’, he became frightened and
humbly moved back and sat down. Sayyiduna Umar (rA) :said
Sit as you were sitting before. Then Sayyiduna Umar proceeded to lift the pot of food and hand it to his wife, saying: Feed the woman to her fill. Sayyiduna Umar Radiallahu Anhu then gave some food to that man and said: Come to me tomorrow morning; I will fulfil
your needs. When that man arrived in the morning, Sayyiduna
Umar (R.a.) arranged maintenance fees for that child and also
gave some money etc. to that man.

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear as to how Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam fulfilled the needs of one of the grief-stricken members of the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet(PBUH) He?had the man light a fire, placed the pot of food and arranged the food with his own hands. He then took out some food and had it sent to the woman by means of his blessed wife.

Remember! This is that Farooq-e-A’zam from whose shadow Satan runs. This is that Farooq-e Azam to whom the Beloved Prophet gave the glad tidings of being a dweller of Paradise. for whom the Beloved Prophet Mustafa Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam supplicated and said: O Allah (SWT) Grant Islam honour through Umar Bin Khattab

This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ُwho would wake at night and do rounds in the streets in order to care for the orphans and the needy. This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ُin accordance to whose opinion the verses of the Quran would descend. (Tareekh-ul-Khulafa, pp. 96; Al-Sawa’iq Al-Muharriqah, pp. 99)

This is that Farooq-e-A’zam Who Said:"Even if a lamb was to die out of thirst on the bank of the River Euphrates, then I fear that Allah Almighty might take me to account for that." (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 89)

Despite possessing this great honour and distinction, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen would care for and fulfil the needs of the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet(pbuh). Therefore, if any Islamic sister of ours is in difficulty or is need of us for anything and we have the ability to remove their distress, then we should take a lesson from the life of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam and aid our Muslim sisters. You will listen in my next articles, some more incidents of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ُand his care for the Ummah.

I will write next article a short biography of his (Faruuq e Azam)