First group: Some examples of his reports about the first type
“After Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), no one got as much share of having
sex as I had got.”1
This report informs us that he was a lustful man and was only thinking about
sex. Among the signs of his belief and views was that he thought that Messenger
of Allah (s.a.w.a.) was like him in fondness for sex, on the contrary more than
him.
It was because of his ignorance about the issue that all internal capabilities
and capacities of Prophet were moderate. But this fellow thinks that lust is the
main thing in one’s life. It was also clear from the way his father warned him
when he was going on an expedition that:
“My son, I fear that you would commit fornication.”2
So, what is the value of such a person in the religious society, who is always
dominated by lust?
Yes, it was on Ibne Umar to compare himself to his father – and one who is
same as his father has not committed injustice and oppression – because he has
issued a debased statement about Islamic marriage which makes us aware of his
extreme lust.
Muhammad bin Sirrin says: Umar bin Khattab said: Nothing from the habits of Jahiliyya remained with us, except that we did not pay attention to which of
the people we should have sex and which of them we should marry.3
Due the remaining of this trait of Jahiliyya in him, he committed such sins as
are recorded from him: He went to his slave girl. She said: “I am in menses.” But
he had intercourse with her and found her in menses; so he came to Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) and reported the incident.
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: “Abu Hafs, may Allah forgive you,
give half a dinar as Sadaqah.”4
His conscience in the nights of the month of Ramadhan, before intercourse
was allowed in them, had deceived him and he had intercourse with his wife. In
the morning he came to the Prophet and said: “I seek pardon from God and you,
indeed myself instigated me and I had intercourse with my wife. Do you give
permission and concession in this?”
He replied: “Umar, it was not preferable for you to do this.” Thus, the verse
of
عَلِمَ اللهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ ، فَالْتَنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ
“Allah knew that you acted unfaithfully to yourselves, so He has
turned to you (mercifully) and removed from you (this burden);
so now be in contact with them…”5
In Tabaqatul Kubra, Ibne Saad has narrated from Ali bin Zaid that Atika,
daughter of Zaid, was the wife of Abdullah bin Abu Bakr and Abdullah had
imposed a condition to her that if he died, she must not remarry. Atika did not
remarry after the death of Abdullah and did not accept the offer of anyone to
marry her.
Umar said to the guardian of Atika: “Ask Atika for her hand on my behalf.”
Atika rejected the proposal of Umar as well. Umar said to her guardian: “You get
her married to me in any way,” and the rituals of marriage were completed.
Umar came to her and forced her to share his bed. When the deed was over,
Atika said a number of times by way of expression of abhorrence: “Uff, uff.”
After that Umar went out and did not return till the guardian of Atika sent message to Umar to send someone so that he can hand her to him again.6