Evidence for..

[al-fajr]

:salam2:

I was listening to a lecture on 'Umar Ibn Al Khattab (r) in which the speaker stated that he uprooted the site of Bay'atul Ridhwan in the time of his khilafah in order to prevent the people from shirk, i.e. going there and seeking help from that particular place simply because it was where an important event took place.

Does anybody have any evidence for this since I need to use the example for something.

I cant find any refereces anywhere that he did that apart from the talk I listened to which isnt good enough when you're trying to prove a point.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[samiha]

:salam2:

Al-Shaatibi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Waddaah said: I heard ‘Eesa ibn Yoonus, the mufti of the people of Tarsoos, saying: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) ordered that the tree beneath which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had received the oath of allegiance (bay’ah) be cut down, because the people were going and praying beneath it, and he feared that they might fall into fitnah. End quote from al-I’tisaam, 1/448

Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: I found with Ibn Sa’d a saheeh isnaad from Naafi’, saying that ‘Umar heard that some people were going to the tree and praying there, so he warned them (not to do that), then he ordered that it be cut down, and it was cut down. End quote from Fath al-Baari, 7/513

I hope that's ok

wasalam

 

[al-fajr]

Thats perfect