Hazrat Nu'aym ibn Abdullah

The Word That Diverted a Sword

Nu’aym ibn Abdullah was an early Muslim of Banu Adi — Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun’s own clan — who had concealed his Islam. As Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun set out sword in hand to kill the Prophet ﷺ, Nu’aym met him on the road and asked his purpose. Hearing what Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun meant, Nu’aym answered: “First go and set right your own house — your sister Fatima رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاHazrat Fatima bint al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاSister of Umar; her recitation of Surah Ta-Ha moved his heart to IslamEarly Converts and her husband Sa’id ibn Zayd رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Sa'id ibn Zaydرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُOne of the ten promised Paradise; an early convert whose home led to Umar's IslamAshara Mubashara · Muhajirun · Early Converts have already embraced Islam.” 1 Al-Farooq · pp. 41–43 — Shibli Nomani — Nu'aym intercepts Umar and directs him first to Fatima's house. The words turned Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun’s fury toward his own family — and so to the recitation of Ta-Ha at his sister’s house and the conversion that changed Islam. 2 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 1 · pp. 108–109 — Idris Kandhlawi — Nu'aym sends Umar to Fatima first, leading to his Islam.