Truth and Serenity Emanating from his Tounge

There is a narration regarding the fact that truth and serenity emanated from the tongue and heart of Hazrat Umar (ra). It is narrated by Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (ra) that the Holy Prophet (sa) once said, “Allah has caused the truth to flow from the tongue and heart of Umar.”

(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Abwab al-Manaqib, Bab anna Allah Ja‘ala al-Haqq ala Lisani Umar Qalbih, Hadith 3682)

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) relates from his brother, Fazl, who said, “I heard the Holy Prophet (sa) say, Umar bin al-Khattab accompanies me wherever I please, and I accompany him wherever he pleases. After me, wherever Umar bin Khattab will be, the truth will be with him.’”

(Sirat Umar (ra) bin al-Khattab, Ibn al-Juzi, p. 21, al-Matba‘ah al-Misriyyah, al-Azhar)

Hazrat Ali (ra) once said, “We used to speak amongst each other about how serenity flows from the tongue and heart of Hazrat Umar (ra).”

(Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 6, Chapter 12, Kitab al-Fada‘il, Fada‘il ‘Umar, Riwayah No. 35870, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2004)