Did Umar ibn al-Khattab bury his daughter alive?

Reference: http://www.jazan.org/vb/showthread.php?t=269804

We often hear this story from the pulpits and also from lecturers and preachers.

The summary of the widespread story amongst the people is:

“‘Umar, radiAllāhu ‘anhu, was sitting with some of his companions. He suddenly laughed a little and then started crying. When the people who were with him asked him why he did this, he said:

When we were in Jāhiliyyah, we used to make an idol out of ‘Ajwa dates, we used to worship it then eat it. This is what made me laugh.

As for me crying, I used to have a daughter and I wanted to bury her alive so I took her with me and I dug a hole for her, she then began to play with my beard so I buried her whilst she was alive.

How strange that you find a person amongst the masses, he does not comprehend anything regarding Islām, neither does he memorize anything regarding its rulings but he knows the story of ‘Umar burying his daughter alive!

The sad reality is that the preachers and lecturers will bear the sin of spreading this fabricated story which has been falsely attributed to the Chief of the Believers, ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattāb, radiAllāhu ‘anhu.

Strangely, this story has no mention in the books of Sunnah, ḥadīth, nor the books of narrations or history. Also nothing is known about the origins of the story except that the Rāfidah (Shia) have fabricated it, out of jealousy, and without any evidence or proof.

This type of narration cannot be deemed accurate unless it has an authentic chain of narration, and we do not have an authentic chain of narration proving that ‘Umar did such an action.

Additionally, there are other facts that prove this story is fabricated,

1. It is known that the first woman ‘Umar married was Zaynab bint Madh’ūn, radiAllāhu ‘anha, the sister of Uthmān [ibn Madh’ūn]. The children born to them were: Ḥafṣah, Abdullāh and AbdurRaḥmān al-Akbar. [1]

The birth of Ḥafṣah was five years before prophethood, so she was the oldest daughter of ‘Umar. [2]

So why did ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattāb, radiAllāhu ‘anhu, not bury his daughter Ḥafṣah, radiAllāhu ‘anha – and she is his oldest daughter?

In fact his Kunya is Abu Ḥafṣah.

Why would he bury his daughter who is younger than her?

Why is there no information regarding the daughter that he supposedly buried? None of his relative mentioned this story, neither is she mentioned along with his other children. [3]

2. It was not known about the tribe of Banī ‘Adiyy, to whom ‘Umar al-Farūq ascribed to, that they used to bury their daughters alive. This is shown by the fact that his own sister Fātimah, remained alive and married their cousin Sa’īd Ibn Zayd.

3. After searching the books of ḥadīth and Takhrīj (wherein the books of ḥadīth are analysed and graded), I did not find a single narration except in the books of the Rāfidah. It is not mentioned in the books of Sunnah or ḥadīth , and neither is it mentioned in the books of āthār (narrations) and history. This in itself is a clear indication that the story is absolute falsehood..

3. Finally, one of the tactics used in insulting the companions is to broadcast stories which are “innocent” if taken in their apparent sense. Therefore, it is befitting for each person to verify and know where he is taking knowledge from.

So this story is from the fabrication and lies of the Rāfidah.

The one who is accused of fabricating this story is the corrupt Rāfidi Ni’matullah al-Jazāirī, the one who wrote al-Anwār an-Nu’māniyyah. In order to hide the fact that the story is fabricated, he used the term: ‘it has been narrated…’ [4 ]

We should all spread this message in order to expose this lie, and in order to defend Chief of the Believers ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattāb, and to defend all the companions of the Prophet ﷺ.

Footnotes

[1] This has been mentioned by Ibn Kathīr in Al-Bidāyah wan-Nihāyah. He said, “Al-Wāqidī, Ibn Al-Kalbī and others said that ‘Umar married Zaynab bint Madh’ūn in Jāhiliyyah, the sister of ‘Uthmān Ibn Madh’ūn. The children born to them were: Ḥafṣah, Abdullāh and AbdurRaḥmān al-Akbar.”
[2] As has been narrated by al-Ḥākim in “al-Mustadrak” and others: ‘Umar said: “Ḥafṣah was born whilst the Quraysh were building the Ka’bah. This was before the prophethood by five years.”
[3] The biography of the mother of the believers, Ḥafṣah in Al-Iṣābah by al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajr (7/582)
[4 ] i.e. he did not say: “such a person said or heard.” This type of wording would give us a level of confidence that the story has been narrated first hand. However when it is said, ‘is has been narrated,’ it shows that the narration may not be accurate.

هل وأد عمر بن الخطاب ابنته في الجاهلية؟

المرجع: http://www.jazan.org/vb/showthread.php?t=269804

لقد شاع على ألسنة الكثير من الخطباء والوعَّاظ أنّ عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه كان قد وأد ابنته في الجاهلية،  ولطالما سمعنا هذه القصة على المنابر وفي المحاضرات والمواعظ، وخلا‌صة القصة المنتشرة بين الناس:

“أنه رضي الله عنه كان جالساً مع بعض أصحابه، إذ ضحك قليلا‌ً، ثم بكى، فسأله مَن حضر،  فقال: كنا في الجاهلية نصنع صنماً من العجوة، فنعبده،  ثم نأكله، وهذا سبب ضحكي،  أما بكائي، فلأ‌نه كانت لي ابنة، فأردت وأدها، فأخذتها معي،  وحفرت لها حفرة،  فصارت تنفض عن لحيتي، فدفنتها حية”.

والعجيب أنّك تجد المرء من العوام لا‌ يفقه من الإ‌سلا‌م شيئا ولا‌ يحفظ من شرائعه أمرًا إلا‌ّ قصة وأد عمر لا‌بنته والحقيقة المذهلة التي يتحمّل مسؤوليتها الخطباء والوعاظ أنّ هذه القصة باطلة وموضوعة وملفقة على أمير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه،

والعجيب أنّه لا‌ ذكر لها في كتب السنة والحديث أو كتب الآ‌ثار والتاريخ، ولا‌ يعرف من مصادرها إلا‌ ما يكذبه الرافضة الحاقدون من غير دليل ولا‌ حجة. والأ‌صل أنه لا‌ يُثْبَت مثل ذلك إلا‌ّ بإسناد ثابت ، وليس لدينا إسناد ثابت بأن عمر رضي الله عنه فعل ذلك فعلا وممّا يؤكد زيفها ووضعها:

١- أنّه من المعلوم أن أول امرأة تزوجها عمر – رضي الله عنه – هي زينب بنت مظعون أخت عثمان فولدت له حفصة وعبد الله وعبد الرحمن الأ‌كبر .ما جاء في البداية والنهاية لا‌بن كثير:
قال الواقدي وابن الكلبي وغيرهما تزوج عمر في الجاهلية زينب بنت مظعون أخت عثمان بن مظعون فولدت له عبد الله وعبد الرحمن الأ‌كبر وحفصة رضي الله عنهم.

وكان ميلا‌د حفصة قبل البعثة بخمس سنين كما جاء في المستدرك وغيره عن عمر رضي الله عنه قال: ولدت حفصة وقريش تبني البيت قبل مبعث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بخمس سنين، ولهذا فهي أكبر بنات عمر فلماذا لم يقم عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه بوأد ابنته حفصة رضي الله عنها وهي إبنته الكبري والتي تكنى بها أبا حفص؟،

ولماذا يئد من هي أصغر منها؟ ولماذا انقطعت أخبار من وئدت فلم يذكرها أحد من أقاربها ولم نجد لها ذكرا في أبنائه؟ فقد سموا لنا جميعا وسمي لنا من تزوجهن عمر في الجاهلية والإ‌سلا‌م، ولم نقف فيما اطلعنا عليه من المراجع على شيء يوثق به في هذا الأ‌مر. (انظر ترجمة أم المؤمنين حفصة رضي الله عنها في “الإ‌صابة” للحافظ ابن حجر ٧/ ٥٨٢

٢- لم يعرف في بني عدي الذين ينتسب إليهم الفاروق وأد البنات بدليل أن أخته فاطمة بقيت حية حتى تزوجت سعيد بن زيد ابن عم عمر بن الخطاب

٣- بعد بحث في كتب الأ‌حاديث و التخريج لم اجد له اثر إلا في كتب الرافضة وعدم ورودها في كتب السنة والحديث أو كتب الآ‌ثار والتاريخ دليل قاطع على بطلا‌نها.

وأخيراً فإن مسألة الطعن في الصحابة عن طريق القصص التي  ظاهرها ” البراءة ” كثيرة جدًا؛ لذا ينبغي على المرء أن يتثبت وأن يعرف من أين يأخذ العلم. وهذه القصة من اختلا‌ق الروافض، والمتهم باختلا‌قها هو الرافضي الخبيث  نعمة الله الجزائري صاحب الأ‌نوار النعمانية،  وللتغطية يستعمل مصطلح “روي عنه”.  لنساهم في نشرها، وفضح هذه الكذبة، والذب عن أمير المؤمنين رضي الله عنه وعن جميع صحابة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعنا معه بمنه وكرمه.