(The body of) ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ was placed between the minbar and the grave, and ‘Ali came and stood before the rows. He said: Here he is, three times. Then he said: May the mercy of Allah be upon you; there is no one among the creation of Allah with whose record of deeds I would more like to meet Allah, apart from the Prophet ﷺ, than the one who lies here, covered with this garment.  

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ نَجِيحٌ الْمَدَنِيُّ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ وُضِعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بَيْنَ الْمِنْبَرِ وَالْقَبْرِ فَجَاءَعَلِيٌّ حَتَّى قَامَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الصُّفُوفِ فَقَالَ هُوَ هَذَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ مَا مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ تَعَالَى أَحَدٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ بِصَحِيفَتِهِ بَعْدَ صَحِيفَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْ هَذَا الْمُسَجَّى عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبُهُ