{"id":23794,"date":"2025-07-27T09:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=23794"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:15:40","slug":"hazrat-umars-radhiyallahu-anhu-allowance-from-the-bayt-ul-maal-fazaail-amaal-taleem-series-part-thirty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=23794","title":{"rendered":"Hazrat Umar&#8217;s (radhiyallahu &#8216;anhu) Allowance from the Bayt-ul-Maal \u2013 Fazaail A\u2019maal \u2013 Taleem Series \u2013 Part Thirty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fazaail-aamaal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20991 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fazaail-aamaal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fazaail-aamaal.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fazaail-aamaal-240x200.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fazaail-aamaal-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n        <style>\n            #h5vp69f0d6ab97c88 {  width: 100%; }#h5vp69f0d6ab97c88 .pdp_plyr_area {  width: 100%; }        <\/style>\n        <div id=\"h5vp69f0d6ab97c88\" class=\"pdp-wrapper pdp_initializer pdp_wrapper_default light\" data-settings=\"{&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:[&quot;play&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;,&quot;current-time&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;,&quot;volume&quot;,&quot;settings&quot;,&quot;download&quot;],&quot;tooltips&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;seek&quot;:true},&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false}},&quot;infos&quot;:{&quot;share&quot;:false,&quot;shares&quot;:[&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;twitter&quot;,&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;pinterest&quot;,&quot;stumbleupon&quot;,&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;email&quot;],&quot;showCount&quot;:false,&quot;showLabel&quot;:false,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\">\n                                <div id=\"\" class=\"row pdp-item pdf_player\">\n                                                <div class=\"pdp_plyr_area col-md-9\">\n                                                            <h3 title=\"Hazrat Umar&#039;s (radhiyallahu &#039;anhu) Allowance from the Bayt-ul-Maal \">Hazrat Umar&#039;s (radhiyallahu &#039;anhu) Allowance from the Bayt-ul-Maal <\/h3>\n                                                        <div class=\"audioWrapper\">\n                                <audio class=\"podcast\" playsinline>\n                                    <source src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/05-Hazrat-Umars-radhiyallahu-anhu-Allowance-from-the-Bayt-ul-Maal.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/>\n                                    Your browser does not support the audio tag.\n                                <\/audio>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was also a businessman by trade. When he was appointed as the Khalifah (after Hazrat Abu Bakr [radhiyallahu \u2018anhu]), an allowance was stipulated for him from the Bayt-ul-Maal.<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) gathered the people and said to them, \u201cI used to earn my living through trade, but now that you people have made me the Khalifah, how will I now earn my living?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several people suggested various amounts to be stipulated for him as his allowance from the Bayt-ul-Maal, but Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) did not speak. Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) asked him, \u201cO Ali, what is your suggestion?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) replied, \u201cI suggest that you should take a moderate amount that will be sufficient for you and your family.\u201d Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) accepted his suggestion, and hence a moderate amount was fixed as his allowance.<\/p>\n<p>Sometime later, a few Sahaabah, including Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) and Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) were all seated together when someone mentioned that Hazrat Umar\u2019s (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) allowance should be increased, as it was too meagre an amount. However, nobody had the courage to suggest this to Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu).<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, they came to his daughter, Umm-ul-Mu\u2019mineen, Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha), and asked her to place this suggestion before Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) and see his response. They also requested her to not mention their names to him when putting the suggestion forward.<\/p>\n<p>When Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) mentioned the suggestion to Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), he became angry and asked, \u201cWho are the people making this suggestion?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha), however, beseeched him saying, \u201cFirst let me know your opinion regarding this suggestion.\u201d Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) replied, \u201cIf I knew their names, I would strike them on their faces! O Hafsah! You yourself tell me &#8211; what was Nabi\u2019s (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) best clothing in your house?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) replied, \u201cIt was a pair of reddish-brown clothes, which Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) wore on Friday or while receiving some envoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) then asked, \u201cWhat was the best food that Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) ate at your house?\u201d Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) replied, \u201cOur food was bread made from barely. One day, I spread the remains of an empty ghee container on a piece of warm bread. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) ate it with much enjoyment and offered it to others as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) next asked, \u201cWhat was the best bedding that Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) ever used in your house?\u201d Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) replied, \u201cIt was a piece of thick cloth. In summer, it was spread in four layers, and in the winter, it was spread in two layers, with half spread underneath and the other half covering him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) then said to Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha), \u201cO Hafsah! Go and tell these people that Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) has set a standard by his personal example, hoping to receive rewards in the Hereafter. I will also follow the standard and example of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). My example and that of my two companions, Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), is like that of three men travelling on the same road. The first man started with a provision and reached the destination. The second followed the first and joined him. Now the third is on his way. If he follows their way, he will also join them; otherwise he can never reach them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was the condition of the person who was feared by the kings of the world and would cause them to tremble upon hearing his name. What a simple life he lived!<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fazaa\u2019il-e-A\u2019maal [Urdu] pg. 49-50)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was also a businessman by trade. When he was appointed as the Khalifah (after Hazrat Abu Bakr [radhiyallahu \u2018anhu]), an allowance was stipulated for him from the Bayt-ul-Maal. Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) gathered the people and said to them, \u201cI used to earn my living through trade, but now that you &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[843,906,903,839],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-fazaail-amaal","category-chapter-three-the-worldly-abstinence-of-the-sahaabah-radhiyallahu-anhum","category-stories-of-the-sahaabah-radhiyallahu-anhum","category-taleem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23794"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23800,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23794\/revisions\/23800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}