[2] It seems that Umar had forgotten the case of Ubadah bin...

[2] It seems that Umar had forgotten the case of Ubadah bin Samit who had beaten up a man and broken his head. The complaint went to Umar who took the side of Ubadah and without obtaining the consent of plaintiff ordered a penalty to be paid. At that time Zaid bin Thabit was present who reminded him that he was favoring of his slave to lash his own brother. Therefore he imposed penalty instead of lashing. [3] Still they claim: “Umar always held justice in his view above everything.

He executed justice without any consideration.” [4] The incidents narrated here show double standards and that justice depended upon his policies. [1] Ustad Sayyid Ali Husaini Milani: Guftaarhai-e-Peeramoon Mazloomiyat-e-Bartareen Banu (Translation: Masood Shikohi), Pgs. 61-65 [2] Abdul Qadir Dahqaan Siraawaani: Article quoted in Nida-e-Islam Magazine, Issue No. 11, Autumn 81, Pg. 5 [3] Its sources were explained in Discourse Two [4] Sayyid Abdur Raheem Khateeb: Shaykhain (6 th Edition 1382), Pg.

203 “When he gave his lash to the Egyptian to scourge Muhammad bin Amr Aas, he said: O, Amir! Are you satisfied now? Is your heart pleased now? In this way he accused Umar of taking revenge from him and his father for personal reasons. [1] ” [2] 3 – Different Treatment between the Son of Amr Aas and Mughaira bin Shoba Historical documents indicate that Mughaira was the first to address Umar as Lord of Believers and he greeted**[3]** Umar with this title.

He was appointed by Umar as the governor of Basrah and he remained in this post for a long time. Abu Bakra**[4]** was from Thaqif tribe who had embraced Islam when soldiers of Prophet surrounded Taif. Abu Bakra together with his two brothers, Nafe and Ziyad from his mother deposed to Umar to stone Mughaira for adultery. The fourth witness was a person named Shaml bin Ma’bed.

All three gave evidence according to religious standard for Mughaira’s sin, but Umar by some trick or other treated the case in such a way that the evidence given by three Muslim was not established as authentic. Thus he rescued him from death. “When Ziyad arrived and entered the mosque, elders of Muhajireen and Ansaar came and gathered around him. Umar saw Ziyad and said: God will not belittle any man from Muhajireen by the tongue of Ziyad.