Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8806 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «إِنَّ إِسْلَامَ عُمَرَ كَانَ فَتْحًا وَإِنَّ هِجْرَتَهُ كَانَتْ نَصْرًا وَإِنَّ إِمَارَتَهُ كَانَتْ رَحْمَةً وَاللهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ ظَاهِرِينَ حَتَّى أَسْلَمَ عُمَرُ»
English Translation
Abdullah said: 'The Islam of Umar was a conquest, his emigration was a victory, and his rule was a mercy. By Allah, we were unable to pray at the Ka'bah openly until Umar embraced Islam.'