The Messenger of Allah Prophesized ‘Umar's Murder

 *The Messenger of Allah Prophesized ‘Umar's Murder*

Shafeeq Ibn Salamah reported that Hudhaifah # said, “As we were seated in the company of ‘Umar 4, he said, ‘Who among you has memorized the Hadeeth of the Messenger of Allah regarding the Fitiah (tribulation)? I said, ‘I.’ He said, ‘Tell it, you are indeed bold.’ I said, ‘He  mentioned the Fitnah of a man in his family, his wealth, his self, his child, and his neighbor  which are all expiated for by prayer, charity, the ordering of good, and the forbidding of evil.’ He said, ‘That is not what I meant; I am referring to (the Fitnah)  which will become agitated like the agitation of the sea (ie. when people will become submersed in discord),’ I said, ’O leader of the believers, indeed between it and you is a closed door.’ He said, ‘Woe unto you! Will the door be opened or will it break?’ I said, ‘Rather, it will break.’ He said, ‘Then it will never be closed again.’ I said, ‘Indeed.’ ”’

Shafeeq Ibn Salamah said, “We said to Hudhaifah, ‘It is as if ‘Umar 4 knows who that door is?’” Hudhaifah answered, “Yes, I related to him a Hadeeth that was not false (not false because it was spoken by the Prophet 3, who spoke not from desire, but from revelation).” Shafeeq later said, “We were afraid to ask Hudhaifah who the door was, so we asked Masrooq to ask.” Hudhaifah # answered, “Umar.” And this is exactly what occurred. After ‘Umar & was killed in the year 23 H, people became engulfed in trials; ‘Umar’s death was what led to the spreading of those trials.