the blessed city of Your Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.^[1]

Both these Du’as of Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ were answered.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam and obedience to the Beloved Rasool

Dear Islamic brothers! If a person claims to love someone, then he tries to spend his entire life to become like him; emulating his style and obeying him. One can get a glimpse of Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam’s love for the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم from the fact that he
رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ followed the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in every matter.

Cut long sleeves with a knife

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ has narrated that Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ wore a new clothing. He رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ then asked for a knife and said, ‘O son! Pull its long sleeves from the edges and cut the piece that goes beyond my fingers.’ Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ said, ‘I cut it but it was not cut straight, rather, it was cut in a zigzag pattern.’ I humbly said, ‘Dear father! Cutting it with a pair of scissors would have been better?’ He رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ replied, ‘Son! Leave it as it is, because I saw the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم cut in the same way. That’s why, I cut my sleeves with a knife too.’ when Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ had cut the sleeves, the clothing was in such state that threads were falling down from it.^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder upon the fact that how overwhelmed was Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ  عَـنْهُ with the devotion to Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ  عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and how passionate he رَضِىَ اللهُ  عَـنْهُ was to act upon the blessed Sunnahs of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ  عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that while following the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ  عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم he also cut his sleeves with a knife but were not cut straight; but he رَضِىَ اللهُ  عَـنْهُ did not