This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| Name: | Abd-Allah ibn Umar |
|---|---|
| Title: | |
| Birth: | 614CE |
| Death: | 74 AH (693)
Maddhab = |
| Main interests: | hadith and Fiqh |
|
Part of a series on the |
| 1st millennium AH |
|
| 2nd millennium AH |
Abdullah ibn Umar (Arabic: عبدالله بن عمر بن الخطاب) (ca.614-693) was the son of the second Caliph Umar ibn Khattab. He was a prominent authority in hadith and law, and was known for his neutrality toward factions engaged in the first civil war within the Muslim community (656-661).
Contents |
Biography
Muhammad's era — 614 to 632
Muhammad proclaimed his prophethood in 610.
Abd-Allah ibn Umar was born to Umar ibn al-Khattab and his wife Zainab bint Mazaun Jamiah sometime around 614.
Prior to his conversion to Islam, Umar had three wives, however, after he became Muslim only Zainab joined her husband in accepting the new faith. Abdullah also accepted Islam at a young age, but he was not allowed to join Muhammad(Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) in battle until he was fifteen. The first battle he fought in was against the forces of Abu Sufyan during the Battle of the Trench, which occurred during 627.
It was recorded from Salim ibn Abd-Allah, from his father, that Muhammad said to his father, "Abdullah would be a good man if he would pray the tahajjud prayers (late night prayers)." Salim said: "After that, 'Abdullah would not sleep during the night save for a small amount at a time."1 Abdullah was 18 at the end of Muhammad's life in 632.
Abu Bakr's era — 632 to 634
 |
Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007) |
Umar's era — 634 to 644
|
|
Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007) |
Uthman's era — 644 to 656
|
|
Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007) |
Ali's era — 656 to 661
When Ali ibn Abi Talib became Caliph, Ibn Umar refused to give him allegiance. Instead he moved from Medina to Mecca, saying he was going to perform Umrah (pilgrimage to Mecca at a time other than Hajj).
After the assassination of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Umar regretted having let the Caliph fend for himself in the dangerous political environment that had become prevalent.
Muawiya's era — 661 to 680
When Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan claimed caliph status in 661, Ibn Umar immediately gave him his allegiance.
Yazid's era — 680 to 683
When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya in 683, Ibn 'Umar gathered his special friends and children and said, "I heard [Muhammad] saying, 'A flag will be fixed for every betrayer on the Day of Resurrection,' and we have given the oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not know of anything more faithless than fighting a person who has been given the oath of allegiance in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle , and if ever I learn that any person among you has agreed to dethrone Yazid, by giving the oath of allegiance (to somebody else) then there will be separation between him and me." 2
Views
He was a strong proponent of Qadr 3.
Legacy
He had a number of sons, including Abd-al-Rahman ibn Abd-Allah and Salim ibn Abd-Allah. It is also worth noting that Abdullah's sister, Hafsa bint Umar, was a wife of Muhammad.
Shi'a view
Shi'a have a negative view of him, among things for downplaying Ali ibn Abi Talib's role during Muhammad's time and giving support to Yazid ibn Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan, the murderer of the grandson of Muhammed, Hussain ibn Ali and 72 members of his family and companions.
References
- ^ Related in Al-Bukhari and Muslim: Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 2: The Late Night Prayer, tahajjud (qiyam al-Layil)
- ^ Sahih Bukhari 9:88:227
- ^ 431 hadith found in 'The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman)' of Sahih Muslim. [1]
External links
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 15 October 2008, at 12:34.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.