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Allah Ta‘ala Protecting the Bodies of Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma)
Umar bin Za’b mentions:
I was residing in Madinah Munawwarah, and at that time, the supervisor of the workers of the Haram Shareef was Shamsuddeen Sawaab. Shamsuddeen Sawaab was a pious man who would display great kindness and compassion to the poor and destitute. I was quite familiar and well acquainted with him, so one day, he said to me, “Let me tell you a strange incident.” He then narrated the following incident. Shamsudden Sawaab said:
I had a companion who would regularly sit with the governor. Whenever I requested any favor from the governor, I would acquire it through him. One day, this friend came to me and said, “Something very grave transpired today.” I asked him, “What happened?” He replied, “A group of people (Shiahs) from the city of Aleppo came to the governor. They gave him abundant gifts (as a bribe) on condition that he grant them permission to open the Rowdhah Mubaarak and remove the bodies of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) from the Rowdhah Mubaarak. The governor accepted their bribes and gave them permission to do so.”