The Prophet's (s.a.w.) Intercession during the Caliphate of Sayyidina Abu Hafsw 'Umar ibn al-Khaththab al-Faruq (r.a.)
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sayyidina Malik ibn ‘Iyadh ad-Dar ( r.a. ), the treasurer of Sayyidina Abu Hafsw ‘Umar ibn al-Khaththab ( r.a. ), related, “The people were gripped by famine during the tenure of ‘Umar. Then a man walked up to the grave of Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Ask for rain from Allah ( s.w.t. ), for your ummah is in dire straits.’ Then he saw the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) in dream. The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said to him, ‘Go over to ‘Umar, give him my regards and tell him that the rain will come to you. And tell ‘Umar that he should be on his toes, he should be on his toes.’ He went over to see ‘Umar and passed on to him the tidings. On hearing this, ‘Umar broke down crying. He said, ‘O Allah, I exert myself to the full until I am completely exhausted.’” This hadits is found in al-Muswannaf ibn Abu Shaybah . It is authenticated as swahih by Hafizh Abu al-Fida’ ‘Imad ad...