Question

Is this narration authentic?

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma):

“While I was standing amongst the people who were invoking Allah for ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) who was lying (dead) on his bed, a man behind me rested his elbows on my shoulder and said, ‘O ‘Umar! May Allah bestow His Mercy on you. I always hoped that Allah will keep you with your two companions, for I often heard Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were (somewhere). I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar did (something). I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar set out. So I hoped that Allah will keep you with both of them.’ I turned back to see that the speaker was ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu ‘anhu)”

Answer

This is part of a narration that is recorded in Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 3677 and 3685.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar