"You ruled! You were just. Thus you were safe. Thus you slept."

Assalam 'Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Ink will dry up and papers will finish before it is able to describe all the living examples of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Rightly guided Khaliphs who have succeeded him. Let me just mention on incident here, for the benefit of us all inshaAllah my dear brothers and sisters.

Al-Hurmazaan – the advisor to Kirsra – comes to Madeenah, wearing the best of clothes made of silk and gold. He enters Madeenah, and asks for the palace of the khaleefa. They said, “He has no palace.” He said, “Where is his house then?” They showed him a house made of mud, and pointed to it. He asked, “so where are his guards?” They said, “There are no guards.”

Al-Hurmazaan knocks on the door, and Umar (radiyallahu 'anh)’s son answers.

“Where is the khaleefah?”

“Look for him in the Masjid.” came the reply.

So they looked for him in the Masjid, but he wasn’t there. So they searched for him, and found him sleeping under a tree. He had placed his stick next to him, and his arms are his pillows, wearing his wragged clothes, sleeping the best a leader can sleep.

Al-Hurmazaan was astonished by this appearance of Umar (radiyallahu 'anh). Is this Umar? Is this the man who has conquered the World? Is this the man who has given the kings headaches? Is this the man who has stepped on the heads of the criminals? Sleeping under a tree?

So Al-Hurmazaan was baffled, saying, "O Umar! You ruled. You were just. Thus you were safe. Thus you slept." 

And when the end of his life approached near, he presented himself for trial. He announced among the people that if he has tricked anyone, or cheated them, or has spilled blood unlawfully then let them come and take their rights from him. So when he said that, the whole Masjid shook with the crying of the people. And the people felt that he was saying his farewell to them. Then he descended the minbar, and bid farewell to the Ummah. And this was indeed the last khutbah that he made, because there was a meeting with Abu Lu’lu’a Al-Majoosy may Allah curse him.

May Allah have mercy on you, O Umar Al Farooq!

Ya Allah! Grant us with a Rulers who will look after us and will prevail Justice on us. And make us a people who deserve it, by correcting our Deeds. Allahumma Ameen!

Wassalam 'Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh