How old was Omar ibn al-Khattab when the Prophet died?
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Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, passed away at the age of sixty-three. This occurred on a Wednesday, with four nights remaining in Dhul-Hijjah, in the year twenty-three of the Hijra. Accordingly, his age at the time of the Messenger of Allah's —peace and blessings be upon him— passing was fifty-one years and a few months.
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