What is the truth regarding the claims about Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab accusing Abu Hurairah of lying, preventing him from narrating Hadith, and detaining him on charges of theft and embezzlement during his governorship of Bahrain? And what is the authentic evidence for these narrations?
The claim that Umar accused Abu Hurayrah of lying or theft is a fabrication by the enemies of Islam, because Umar used Abu Hurayrah in governorships, which indicates his trust in him. What has been reported about Umar preventing the narration of was not due to accusing him of lying. Rather, his view was to prevent excessive narration of hadith out of fear that people would become preoccupied with them instead of the Quran, or out of fear that they might be misunderstood from their intended legal meaning, or that the narrator might err if he narrated too much. Ibn Umar testified that Abu Hurayrah was the most devoted to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the most knowledgeable of his hadith.
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