Omar Bin Khattab ( Series ) Full

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

I respond to You, my Lord.

I respond to You as You have no partner.

All praise is due to You;

all grace comes from You; all dominion is Yours.

You have no partner.

My Lord, give me neither too much nor too little of the riches of this world,

so that I may neither overstep my limits nor forget my responsibilities.

A small but sufficient amount is better than what is plentiful but causes distraction.

My Lord, I have advanced in age, and lost much of my strength,

while my subjects have increased.

Gather me to You while I am able to fulfill my responsibilities, abandoning none.

A ruler's most important duty towards his people

is to give priority to their duties towards God,

as outlined in their religion representing His guidance.

It is our task to bid you to fulfill what God has commanded you

as His obedient servants,

and to refrain from sinful disobedience to Him.

We also have to implement God's commandments

as they apply equally to all people, in complete fulfillment of justice.

In so doing, we provide a chance for the ignorant to learn,

the careless to take heed and the one seeking lead to follow suit...

To be a true believer is not achieved by wishful thinking,

but by clear action.

The more diligent people are, the greater is their reward from God.

Jihad is the topmost duty of all.

The people who are truly engaged in jihad are those who abandon sinful practices

and whoever indulges in them.

Some people claim to have participated in jihad,

but true jihad for God's cause is to steer away from sin,

Nothing is dearer to God Almighty and of greater benefit to mankind

than a ruler's kindness based on true knowledge and insight.

Nothing is more hateful to God than a ruler's ignorance and stupidity.

By God, I do not appoint governors and officials in your provinces

so that they will beat you up or take away your money.

I send them to you to instruct you in your faith

and teach you the way the Prophet has shown us.

Whoever is treated differently should put their complaints to me.

By God who holds my soul in His hand, I will ensure that justice is done to them.

If I fail to do so, I become a partner in such injustice.

It is much better for me to remove a governor every day

than to leave a despot in his position for an hour longer.

To replace governors is much easier than to change the people.

If setting things right for a community requires

replacing their governor, then it is certainly easy.

Therefore, whoever is in a position of authority in any area of people's affairs

must fear God in the way he treats his people.

To all these I say, do not beat people up to humiliate them.

Do not deny them their rights, showing them little care,

and do not place them in hardship making them feel lost.

My people, when you have completed your pilgrimage rituals,

let the people of different regions meet me together with their governors and officials

so that I can look into their situations.

I will consider their disputes and give my judgment,

making sure that the weak are given their rights and justice is done to all.

Would you like to stop here for rest, Sir?

What makes you tearful, Sir?

My feeling of gratitude to God for His boundless grace,

and my fear of being tested with it.

There is no deity other than God Almighty,

who grants whatever He pleases to whomever He wills.

I can look at myself tending Al-Khattab's camels in this valley,

He was a rough, hard man, working me to exhaustion

and beating me up if I slackened.

Now...

I am in my position with no one to stand between me and God.

"6 years before the mission of the Prophet"

May we water our animals at your well, young man?

Who are you, people?

We belong to the tribe of Khuzaah

What if I refuse?

Then we will go back in peace,

hoping to find what we want with some noble person.

A noble man gives for a gentle approach what he denies for a rough one.

When we have finished and begun to move our camels away,

you may bring in your camels. You are most welcome.

May I know the name of the generous young man?

Umar... Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

Of which clan of Quraysh?

And you know that I belong to the Quraysh?

The Qurayshi looks cannot be mistaken.

I belong to the clan of Adiyy. - Kind and noble people.

Umar!

Here is the firewood you need, aunt. Shall I bring it in?

Leave it here for now.

Won't you come in and have something to eat?

No, I won't eat until I have delivered the rest of the firewood to my other aunts.

I must not be late returning to Al-Khattab's camels.

Otherwise, he will be angry.

If you like, we would speak to him to reduce your work.

I do not wish for lighter work, but for a strong body.

This you have been given.

May God give you increased strength, you son of Hantamah.

Wait a moment, Umar.

This is for you: dates from Yathrib and raisins from Taif.

What brings you home at this time?

What about the camels...

I gathered some firewood for my maternal aunts...

What about the camels?

Your camels are all right

Should you not first ask about the person attending the camels? Your own son?

My son is all right when the camels are all right.

Then, rest assured that the camels are well, in Manjanan Valley.

I did not leave until... - What keeps you here, then?

I fear lest someone should attempt to drive them away.

Who dares do that when they are well marked with your own mark?

Al-Khattab is not in the same position as Utbah Ibn Rabeeah,

the Chief of Abd Shams,

or Al-Waleed Ibn Al-Mugheerah, the Chief of Makhzoom, or...

Do we not all belong to the Quraysh, the master tribe in Arabia and...

This is true when the rest of the Arabs try to rival us.

When we are back with our own people,

we are not in the same position.

These belong to Hashim, the others to Abd Shams,

those to Makhzoom and those to Jumah...

Moreover, people rise in status through wealth and commerce,

If you stay away from your father's camels

and someone leads them away, then...

You mention wealth and trade... May I do some trading?

You want to do some business

but from where will you get your capital?

From my father, Al-Khattab.

What? Al-Khattab's money belongs to Al-Khattab until he dies,

which event does not seem to be imminent.

Besides, do you think that your father sleeps over a treasure of gold and silver?

You certainly speak to me as a servant, not as your own son.

You will not be my son if I lose some camels

while you stand here arguing with me.

May I not have some food first,

then pack some for the night I will spend in Manjanan Valley?

May I lose you.

When will you reach that valley, far as it is, if you rest here now?

Do you not realize that I have covered all this distance to Makkah today?

If you show me no kindness,

then at least be kind to your donkey as he deserves some rest.

Why did you come anyway?

Did I order you to bring firewood for your aunts of the Makhzoom clan?

Shouldn't I be dutiful to my aunts?

Your dutifulness is to your father first.

They are not mutually exclusive.

I am not undutiful to my father when I show dutifulness to my aunts.

Then move on speedily...

I will sort it out for both of you, father.

Let Umar have his rest tonight in Makkah,

and I will go out to tend the camels

until he comes to meet me there on the morrow.

You will tend the camels?

Do you say this in praise or contempt?

Neither, but you do not manage what your brother manages well.

Nor does he manage what you do well.

Whoever fulfills promises will not be denounced;

Whoever stands on firm grounds will not stutter;

Whoever fears the coming of death will be overwhelmed by it,

even though he seeks to climb into heaven on a ladder.

Whoever has plenty but refuses to help his people

will be disowned and denounced;

What brings you here at this time? Are you bringing bad news?

I have brought you some food.

Have you covered all this distance to bring me some food?

I have silenced my hunger, eating my aunts' dates.

The truth is that I am bored with those meetings,

where there is nothing except talk about either our forefathers or business and trade.

Your position here is better;

Except for the fact that Al-Khattab works you too hard.

I am not complaining.

In the open here, life gives you clarity of thought,

sharper eyesight, purer feelings and unhindered nature.

As for the camels; well, when you deal with them like I did,

you will realize that they need proper management.

You will soon be able to identify them as individuals;

each having its own temper, manners, needs and abilities.