‘Umar’s True Intuition Concerning Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani (The Sahaaba Burnt In The Fire)

‘Umar’s True Intuition Concerning Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani (The Sahaabah Burnt In The Fire)

‘Umar was blessed with a kind of intuition which is rarely seen in this life.

Adh-Dhahaabi narrated that Al-Aswad Al-‘Ansi was claiming to be a prophet in Yemen. He sent for Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani and prepared a great fire, then he threw Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani into it, but it did not harm him…

It was said to Al-Aswad, “If you do not get rid of him, he will confuse your followers.” So he told him to leave, and he came to Madeenah.

He made his mount kneel down, then he entered the masjid, where ‘Umar saw him and got up to meet him.

He asked, “Where is this man from?”

He said, “From Yemen.”

He asked, “What happened to the one whom the liar burned with fire?”

He said, “That was ‘Abdullaah Ibn Thuwab.”

He then asked, “I adjure you by Allaah, are you he?”

He said, “Yes, by Allaah.”

‘Umar embraced him and wept, then he took him and seated him between himself and Ab Bakr and said, “Praise be to Allaah Who did not cause me to die until I had seen among the ummah of Muhammad (saw) one to whom was done the same as was done to Ibraheem Al-Khaleel.”

[Taken from ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab, His Life And Times, By ‘Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabi, Vol. I, Pp. 146-147]