Bond of Brotherhood

There are various narrations with regards to Hazrat Umar’s (ra) bond of brotherhood; according to one narration, the Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra). The bonds of brotherhood were formed twice – once in Mecca and once in Medina after the migration. In Mecca, the Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between himself and Hazrat Ali (ra) and between Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra). Nonetheless, these bonds of brotherhood are two separate incidents. In Medina, the Holy Prophet (sa) established bonds of brotherhood between the Muhajireen and the Ansar. According to one narration, after the migration to Medina, the Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Uwaim bin Saeedah. According to another narration, the bond of brotherhood was established between Hazrat Umar bin Al-Khattab (ra) and Hazrat Itban bin Malik. According to yet another narration, the bond of brotherhood was established between Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Muaz bin Afra.

(Mustafa Abd al-Wahid, Subul al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Sirat Khair al-Ibad, Vol. 3, Fi Mawakhatih baina Ashabihra [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 1993], p. 363) (Ibn Saad, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3, Islam Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Ihya al-Turath al-‘Arabi, 2012], p. 206)

Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) has written that the bond of brotherhood was established between Hazrat Umar (ra) and Hazrat Itban bin Malik.

(Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra), p. 277)