An Incident In the Life Of Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه

An Incident In the Life Of Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه

One day, as he entered the Masjid Nabavi, Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه observed a conduit on the house of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم uncle, Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه directed over the Masjid Nabavi. Rain water etc. dropped into the mosque from it because its direction was over the mosque. He concluded that the mosque was the House of Allah and a conduit from any private house should not fall over it. So he ordered that the conduit be removed and that was done. He had ordered the removal because he was angry that the etiquettes of the mosque were flouted. Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه learnt that the conduit was removed so he approached Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه to know why it was done. He told Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه that it was removed because it brought water into the mosque that was not anyone's personal property and it was in violation of the rules of shariah. Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه informed that it was there from the times of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم whose permission was obtained before fixing it. "You should have known that and you had no authority to remove it". Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه asked him, "Did you have the permission of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for that?" Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه confirmed that he had the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم permission for that. Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه said to Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه, "Come with me for God's sake!" So, they went where the conduit was and Hazrat Umar *رضي الله عنه bent down in the posture of Ruku and asked Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه to stand on his back and refix the conduit. Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه said, "I will get someone else, to fix it. "Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه in said, "How can Umar dare remove the conduit allowed by Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. I have committed a great crime. The minimum punishment I should get for it is that I bend down and you stand over my back to fix the conduit." So, Hazrat Abbas رضي الله عنه stood on his back and fixed the conduit back at its original- place. That conduit still stands in the Masjid Nabavi, May Allah reward those people who have built the Masjid Nabavi, they have retained the conduit at its original place although it has no utility now. It only remains as a memory-refresher. It is an example of putting into practice the Hadith من احب لله وابغض لله {He who loves, loves for Allah, and he who hates, hates for Allah}. The anger that Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه displayed the first time was for the sake of Allah. Then the love that he displayed was again for Allah. He who behaves in this manner, perfects his faith because this is a sign of a perfect faith.