In this video,Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi sheds light on the strange narration about Umar RA and his daughter and critically analyses the facts and fiction.
An uncanny narration started making the rounds before the advent of Islam about Umar Ibn al-Khattab RA burying his own daughters alive as per the custom of the pagan Arabs of his time. The story tells us how an innocent little baby girl playing with her father's beard and her father Umar RA mercilessly buries her in the scorching desert whilst she was still alive!
Was Umar Ibn al-Khattab really ever guilty of this crime? Listen intently to fully comprehend this narration.