Jews named Umar “Faruq”

Question:

Do the innovators report that the Jews referred to Umar as “Faruq”?

Answer:

Ya’qub Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Sa’d reported that Ibrahim Ibn Sa’d reported that Salih Ibn Kaisan reported that Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri said: “It reached us that the people of the Scripture were the first to name Umar as a distinguisher (Faruq) and the Muslims were influenced by their statements and it never reached us that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said anything about it.” [Tabaqat-ul-Kubra of Ibn Sa’d, Volume 3, page 250].

قال: أخبرنا يعقوب بن إبراهيم بن سعد، عن أبيه، عن صالح بن كيسان، قال: قال ابن شهاب: بلغنا أن أهل الكتاب، كانوا أول من قال لعمر الفاروق، وكان المسلمون يؤثرون ذلك من قولهم، ولم يبلغنا أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذكر من ذلك شيئا

Classifications:

[ 1. ] Ya’qub Ibn Ibrahim:

Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “The proof (Hujjah).” [Siyar A’lam An-Nubala’, volume 7 page 492]

قال محمد بن أحمد الذهبي: الحجة

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani writes: “Trustworthy (Thiqah).” [Taqrib-ut-Tahdhib, number 7811]

قال ابن حجر العسقلاني: ثقة

Muhammad Nasir-ud-Din Al-Albani writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Sahih At-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3905]

قال محمد ناصر الدين الألباني: صحيح

[ 2. ] Ibrahim Ibn Sa’d:

Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “Trustworthy (Thiqah).” [Siyar A’lam An-Nubala’, Volume 8 Page 305]

قال محمد بن أحمد الذهبي: ثقة

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani writes: “Trustworthy (Thiqah), a proof (Hujjah).” [Taqrib-ut-Tahdhib, number 177]

قال ابن حجر العسقلاني: ثقة حجة

Muhammad Nasir-ud-Din Al-Albani writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Sahih Ibn Majah, Hadith 1366]

قال محمد ناصر الدين الألباني: صحيح

[ 3. ] Salih Ibn Kaisan:

Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “The Trustworthy One (Thiqah).” [Siyar A’lam An-Nubala’, Volume 5 Page 454]

قال محمد بن احمد الذهبي: الثقة

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani writes: “Trustworthy (Thiqah).” [Taqrib-ut-Tahdhib, Number 2884]

قال ابن حجر العسقلاني: ثقة

Muhammad Nasir-ud-Din Al-Albani writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Sahih Abi Dawud, Hadith 3887]

قال محمد ناصر الدين الألباني: صحيح

[ 4. ] Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri:

Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “He meets the conditions of Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim.” [Talkhis-ul-Mustadrak, Number 4598]

قال محمد بن أحمد الذبي: على شرط البخاري ومسلم

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani writes: “There is agreement about his sublimity and excellence.” [Taqrib-ut-Tahdhib, Number 6296]

قال ابن حجر العسقلاني: متفق على جلالته وإتقانه

Muhammad Nasir-ud-Din Al-Albani writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Sahih An-Nasa’i, Hadith 3083]

قال محمد ناصر الدين الألباني: صحيح