Pledging of allegiance to Amir al-Muminin Sayyiduna Umar radiyAllahu anhu

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Anas bin Malik radiyAllahu anhu narrates,

“I arrived in Madina al-Munawwara after Amir al-Múminīn Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radiyAllahu anhu had passed away and Amir al-Múminīn Sayyiduna Úmar radiyAllahu ánhu had assumed the post of Khilafah. I said to Amir al-Múminīn Sayyiduna Úmar radiyAllahu ánhu, “Raise your hand so that I may pledge at your hand what I pledged at the hand of your companion (i.e. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radiyAllahu anhu, that I will always listen and obey instruction to the best of my ability.” (Tabaqāt, Kanz al-Úmmāl)

Úmayr bin Atiyya Laythi radiyAllahu ánhu narrates that he went to Sayyiduna Úmar radiyAllahu anhu and said, “O Amir al-Múminīn! Raise your hand – may Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala always keep it high – so that I may pledge my allegiance at your hand in the manner shown by Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and His Rasul śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam.” Amir al-Múminīn Sayyiduna Úmar radiyAllahu ánhu smiled and raised his hand saying, “This pledge gives us some rights over you and gives you some rights over us.”

Ábdullah bin Uqaym radiyAllahu ánhu says,

“With these hands did I pledge to Sayyiduna Úmar radiyAllahu anhu that I would always listen to and obey him.” (Kanz al-Úmmāl)