49/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3690 — Shaytan Afraid of Umar
Regarding The Virtues Of Abu Hafs 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Hadith About Shaytan Being Afraid of Umar
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3690
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3690
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي بُرَيْدَةَ، يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ جَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَذَرْتُ إِنْ رَدَّكَ اللَّهُ سَالِمًا أَنْ أَضْرِبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ بِالدُّفِّ وَأَتَغَنَّى . فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ كُنْتِ نَذَرْتِ فَاضْرِبِي وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ " . فَجَعَلَتْ تَضْرِبُ فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ فَأَلْقَتِ الدُّفَّ تَحْتَ اسْتِهَا ثُمَّ قَعَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَيَخَافُ مِنْكَ يَا عُمَرُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ جَالِسًا وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتَ أَنْتَ يَا عُمَرُ أَلْقَتِ الدُّفَّ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ بُرَيْدَةَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَائِشَةَ .
Buraida Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Went Out For One Of His Expeditions, Then When He Came Back, A Black Slave Girl Came To Him And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! I Took An Oath That If Allah Returned You Safely, I Would Beat The Duff Before You And Sing.' So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To Her: 'If You Have Taken An Oath, Then Beat It, And If You Have Not Then Do Not.' So She Started To Beat The Duff, And Abu Bakr Entered While She Was Beating It. Then 'Ali Entered While She Was Beating It, Then 'Uthman Entered While She Was Beating It.Then 'Umar Entered, So She Put The Duff Under Her, And Sat Upon It. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Indeed Ash-Shaitan Is Afraid Of You O 'Umar! I Was Sitting While She Beat It, And Then Abu Bakr Entered While She Was Beating It, Then 'Ali Entered While She Was Beating It, Then 'Uthman Entered While She Was Beating It, Then When You Entered O 'Umar And She Put Away The Duff.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3690In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 86English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3690
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3690
This hadith about Shaytan being afraid of Umar is often searched with phrases like Shaytan fears Umar hadith, Umar and the duff, and virtues of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The report says a woman had vowed that if Allah returned the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم safely, she would beat the duff and sing before him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told her that if she had made the vow, she could beat it, and if not, then not. She continued while Abu Bakr, Ali, and Uthman entered. But when Umar entered, she hid the duff and sat on it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that Shaytan is afraid of Umar. The teaching stays with this scene and its clear praise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed the woman to fulfill the vow if she had truly made it.
- The woman’s reaction changed when Umar entered.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described Shaytan as afraid of Umar.
- The narration presents Umar as a person of strong awe and religious weight.
