praised you.’ Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘How great is ‘Usman! He is my son-in-law and the husband of my two daughters. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has gathered my Noor (illumination) in him.’

Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you at all because I have heard the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has completed Islam through ‘Umar.’ Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘Even angels feel shy of ‘Usman.’ Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ then stated, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Holy Rasool            صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made the Deen complete through ‘Umar and honoured Muslims.’ Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘Usman will gather the Glorious Quran and he is the beloved of the Lord Almighty (عَزَّوَجَلَّ).’

Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘How great is ‘Umar! He looks after widows and orphans, and brings food for them at the time when people are asleep.’ Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Noble Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has granted forgiveness to ‘Usman who prepared the army of Jaysh-ul-‘Usra (Battle of Tabook).’ Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘I will not surpass you because I have heard the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم supplicating in this manner, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Grant Islam dignity through ‘Umar Bin Khattab (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ).’ Moreover, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم named you Farooq and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has distinguished between truth and falsehood through you.’

When the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came to know of this incident, he            صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم prayed for both of them and praised their courtesy and excellence of manners. (Ar-Raud-ul-Faaiq, pp. 313)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد