Hazrat Umar's (rta) Marriage With The Daughter Of Hazrat Ali (rta)
The marriage is reported in history books but the exact age of Umm-e-Kulsum at the time of her marriage is not mentioned anywhere. This particular narration is not acceptable as its content is against the character of two ‘Sahaba’ who were not only Caliphs of Muslims but were also among the Sabiqoon of the Muslims, whose piety is guaranteed in Quran. Additionally, there is discontinuity in the chain of narration of this particular report, thus making it inauthentic. This particular incident is primarily reported in two books: 1) Al-Musannaf by Abdur Razzaq (d:211H), 2/163, Numbers 10352 & 10353. Second Edition ( الناشر: المجلس العلمي- الهند، توزيع المكتب الإسلامي – بيروت ) ( المحقق: حبيب الرحمن الأعظمي ) 2) Sunan by Saeed Bin Mansur (d:227H), 1/173, Number 521. First Edition ( الناشر: الدار السلفية – الهند ) ( المحقق: حبيب الرحمن الأعظمي ) While Ibn-e-Hajr Asqalani (d:852H) accepted this narration in his Al-Talkhees Al-Habir 3/313, Number 1484, First Edition ( الناشر: دار الكتب العلمية ). Shiekh Albani (d:1420H) mentioned that initially he had also accepted this narration based on Ibn-e-Hajr’s verdict but later on when Al-Musannaf was published with research of Habib Al-Rehman Al-Azmi, he noted a discontinuity in the chain of narration while the chain mentioned by Ibn-e-Hajr includes a wrong narrator in the chain with reference to Al-Musannaf of Abdur Razzaq . See Silsila Ahadith-e-Daeefa , 3/432-434, Number 1273, First Edition ( الناشر: مكتبة المعارف، الرياض – الممكلة العربية السعودية ).