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Sahih al-Bukhari 3680 (Book 62, Hadith 30) #3513
Humility of Umar

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw himself in Paradise and saw a palace that was meant for Umar. Umar was humbled by the thought of his self-respect being offended by the Prophet.

Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were with Allah's Messenger he said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and suddenly I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They replied, 'It is for 'Umar'. Then I remembered 'Umar's Ghira (self-respect) and went away quickly"'.Umar wept and said, O Allah's Messenger ! How dare I think of my ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِذْ قَالَ ‏ "‏ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ، فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ تَتَوَضَّأُ إِلَى جَانِبِ قَصْرٍ، فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْقَصْرُ قَالُوا لِعُمَرَ فَذَكَرْتُ غَيْرَتَهُ فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَبَكَى وَقَالَ أَعَلَيْكَ أَغَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
humility  *  selfrespect  *  paradise  *  ablution  *  khashiyat  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders; Remain humble no matter what success you achieve; Dedicate yourself to your faith; Have respect for those who are more knowledgeable than you; Do not let pride get in your way.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the humility of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In this hadith, it is narrated that while the Prophet was sleeping he saw himself in Paradise and noticed a woman performing ablution beside a palace. When asked whose palace it was, he was told it belonged to Umar. Upon hearing this, he remembered how proud and self-respecting Umar was and left quickly out of respect for him. When told about this dream, Umar wept out of humility as he could not imagine his self-respect being offended by the Prophet himself. This hadith teaches us to always remain humble no matter how successful or respected we become in life as pride can lead us astray from our faith and values. It also shows us how much respect we should have for our elders and those who are more knowledgeable than us as they have earned their place through hard work and dedication to their faith.

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