Is the story that ʿUmar killed his father true?
2026-10-14
T170 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete individual question and response within a collected question
One complete individual question and response from a collected question about reports circulated by storytellers and others. The quoted report in the question is presented for assessment, not endorsed. The answer gives Ibn Taymiyyah's own assessment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ومما يروون عن عمر رضي الله عنه، أنه قتل أباه.
الجواب
هذا كذب؛ فإن أبا عمر رضي الله عنه مات في الجاهلية قبل أن يبعث الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Among the reports they circulate about ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, is that he killed his father.
Answer
This is false. The father of ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, died during the age of ignorance, before the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sent.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 18/379
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic collated with the cited edition and a second transcription: https://quranislam.github.io/fatwa/ibn-taymiyyah/fatwa291.html. Each individual report and its full reply is preserved within the larger collected question. Diacritics omitted and honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.