than ‘Umar as you fulfil the rights of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and your Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in a better way. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 386, Hadees 8613)

Definition of humbleness

Dear Islamic brothers! May I be sacrificed upon the humility and humbleness of Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ as he is the most superior person after Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, amongst the Ummah of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and he is a guaranteed Jannati. He was the greatest ruler of his time, even then, he would consider others to be better than himself. This is also part of the definition of humility, to consider yourself to be inferior to others in good qualities and superior to others in bad qualities. (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 1, pp. 559)

Sayyiduna Hasan رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: Humility is to consider every Muslim you meet to be superior to you, when you leave your home.

(Az-Zawajir ‘Aniqtiraf-il-Kabaair, vol.1, pp. 163)

A sign of good fortune

‘Allamah Ibn Jawzi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: ‘A sign of a person’s good fortune is that he makes his Nafs to become humble and he admits his negligence in all actions and sayings.’ (Bahr-ud-Dumu’, pp. 200) Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ also made his Nafs humble.

Sayyiduna Ibn Maalik رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated: One day, Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ went out. I also followed him. I saw him entering an orchard. There was a wall between him and me. By displaying humbleness, I heard him pointing out to himself and saying: ‘O the Ameer of Muslims! Keep fearing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, otherwise by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! He will definitely punish you.’ (Muwatta Imam Maalik, vol. 2, pp. 469, Hadees 1918)