Events following the Fatal Attack

From the narration that I presented from Sahih Bukhari, it appears that at the time Hazrat Umar (ra) was attacked, he was present in the mosque for the Fajr prayer. However, in another narration, we find that Hazrat Umar (ra) was immediately rushed home and that the prayer was offered later. In this regard, a commentator of Sahih Bukhari, Allama Ibn Hajar has added another narration under this hadith and has written that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) stated:

“When Hazrat Umar (ra) started to bleed profusely and he became unconscious, I carried him with the help of other individuals and took him home. He remained unconscious until daylight was visible. When he regained consciousness, he looked in our direction and asked, ‘Have people offered their prayer?’ I replied, ‘Yes, they have.’ Upon this, he said that the person who disregarded their prayer was not a [true] follower of Islam.’ Hazrat Umar (ra) then performed ablution and offered his prayers.”

(Fath al-Bari, Vol. 7, p. 64, Sharh Hadith 3700, Dar al-Ma‘rifah, Beirut) (Ibn Saad, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 1990], p. 263)

A similar mention is found in Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra that Hazrat Umar (ra) was carried to his home and that Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf led the prayers. It is also mentioned that Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) recited the two shortest surahs [chapters] of the Holy Quran – Surah al-Asr and Surah al-Kauthar. At another place, it is stated that Surah al-Asr and Surah al-Kafirun were recited.

(Ibn Saad, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 1990], p. 266)