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Pure truth about the virtues of the Commander of the Faithful Omar bin Al-Khattab

محض الصواب في فضائل أمير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب

Author: يوسف بن حسن بن أحمد بن حسن ابن عبد الهادي الصالحي، جمال الدين، ابن المبرد الحنبلي (المتوفى: 909هـ) (d. 909)

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كتاب «محض الصواب في فضائل أمير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب» للكاتب ابن المِبْرَد هو مؤلف من نوع التراجم والطبقات يسلط الضوء على سيرة وعظمة عمر بن الخطاب من مولده إلى وفاته، مستنداً إلى نصوص إسلامية ومرويات. يشتمل على فصول تفصيلية تتناول نسبه، صفاته، دوره في الجاهلية والإسلام، أقوال النبي عنه، ومقارنته بأصحابٍ آخرين، ما يهدف إلى إظهار فضله ولقبه بالفاروق. يفتتح الكتاب بتمهيد يمدح الله والرسول ويؤكد على ضرورة العناية بأخبار الصحابة لتثبيت نقل الدين الصحيح.

Translation

The book “The Pure Truth in the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful Omar Ibn Al-Khattab” by the writer Ibn Al-Mubarrad is a book of the type of biographies and classes that sheds light on the biography and greatness of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab from his birth to his death, based on Islamic texts and narrations. It includes detailed chapters that address his lineage, his characteristics, his role in pre-Islamic times and Islam, the Prophet’s sayings about him, and his comparison with other companions, which aims to show his virtue and his title as Al-Farouq. The book opens with a preface that praises God and the Messenger and emphasizes the necessity of paying attention to the news of the Companions to confirm the transmission of the correct religion.

Topics covered

First volume
introduction
the study
Introduction to the verified text
Chapter One: His birth
Chapter Two: His lineage
Chapter Three: His character and prestige
Chapter Four: Mention of him in the Torah and the Gospel
Chapter Five: What distinguished him during pre-Islamic times
Chapter Six: The Messenger’s supplication that Islam be glorified through him
Chapter Seven: Islam falling into his heart
Chapter Eight: His conversion to Islam and what happened before his conversion to Islam
Chapter Nine: The year in which he converted to Islam and after how long he converted to Islam
Chapter Ten: The people of heaven receive good news about his conversion to Islam
Chapter Eleven: The glory of Islam through its conversion and emergence
Chapter Twelve: The reason for calling him Al-Farouq
Chapter Thirteen: Mention of his migration to Al-Madinah
Chapter Fourteen: His house in the city
Chapter Fifteen: Who is the Prophet’s brother between him and him?
Chapter Sixteen: The revelation of the Qur’an with its approval
Chapter Nineteen: Hadiths in which his virtue and that of Abu Bakr were combined
Chapter Twenty: Knowing their virtues from the Sunnah
Chapter Twenty-One: Mention of his virtue over those after him
Chapter Twenty-Two: His firmness and severity in the religion of God
Chapter Twenty-Five: His prestige and people’s fear of him

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