Glad Tidings of Martyrdom given by the Holy Prophet (sa)

With regard to the Holy Prophet (sa) giving tidings to Hazrat Umar (ra) about his martyrdom, Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Umar narrates that on one occasion, the Holy Prophet (sa) saw Hazrat Umar (ra) wearing white clothes and asked him, “Are these clothes new or have they been washed?” Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) states, “I do not remember what Hazrat Umar’s reply was, but the Holy Prophet (sa) prayed for him in the following way, ‘Wear new clothes and live an exemplary life; may you attain the death of a martyr.’” Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) states, “I believe the Holy Prophet (sa) also said, ‘May you attain delight in this world and in the Hereafter.’”

(Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, Musnad Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattab (ra), Vol. 2, p. 429, Hadith 5620, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1998)

Hazrat Anasra bin Malik relates that the Holy Prophet (sa), Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Uthman (ra) climbed onto mount Uhud and it began to tremble. Upon this, the Holy Prophet (sa) stated, “O Uhud! Stand still for there is a prophet, siddiq [truthful] and two shaheeds [martyrs] standing upon it.”

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab Fada‘il Ashab al-Nabi (sa), Hadith 3675)

Hazrat Ubay (ra) bin Kaab narrates that the Holy Prophet (sa) stated, “Gabriel has informed me that the entire Muslim world shall mourn the death of Hazrat Umar (ra).”

(Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir li al-Tabarani, Vol. 1, pp. 67-68, Riwayah 61, San Amr wa Wafatih fi Sanah Ikhtilaf, Dar Ihya al-Turath al-‘Arabi, Beirut, 2002)