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«قال رسول الله لعمر: «والذي نفسي بيده، ما لقيك الشيطان قط سالكاً فجاً إلا سلك فجاً غير فجك»»
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Summary
A report of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas in the chapter on the virtues of Umar, in Sahih Muslim, in the story of Umar asking permission to enter while the women hurried to cover themselves. It is among the best-known texts on Umar's virtues in Sunni tradition. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Umar ibn al-Khattab and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas.
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- Muhammad· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· The Hijra· Mecca· Medina· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2396 — Satan never meets you on a path but takes another”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2396/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.