Editing Umar (section)

=== Aftermath ===
On his deathbed, Umar vacillated on his succession. However, it has been reported that he said that if [[Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah]], [[Muadh ibn Jabal]], or [[Khalid ibn al-Walid]] were alive he would have appointed one of them his successor.<ref>{{Cite book|author=[[Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi]]|title=[[Al-Jami al-Kamil]] (Authentic Hadith Encyclopaedia - Arranged According to the Chapters of Fiqh)|volume=9|publisher=[[Darussalam Publishers]]|year=2016|page=197|language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|author=Nabil bin Mansur bin Ya‘qub al-Basara|title=Anis al-Sari in the Verification and Authentication of the Hadiths Mentioned by Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari|volume=9|publisher=Al-Samahah Foundation, Al-Rayan Foundation|year=2005|page=6263|language=Arabic}}</ref> Umar finally appointed a committee of six persons to [[The election of Uthman|choose a caliph from amongst them]]: [[Abdur Rahman bin Awf]], [[Saad ibn Abi Waqqas]], [[Talha ibn Ubaidullah]], [[Uthman ibn Affan]], [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] and [[Zubayr ibn al-Awwam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/UmarIbnAl-KhattabHisLifeAndTimesVolume2/100713541-Umar-Ibn-Al-Khattab-Vol-2#page/n381/mode/2up |title=Umar Ibn Al-Khattab : His Life and Times, Volume 2 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

All six are among [[the ten to whom Paradise was promised]] according to Sunnis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/54 |title=Hadith – Book of Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) – Sunan Abi Dawud – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) |website=sunnah.com}}</ref> The only one out of the "famous ten" left out of the committee who was still alive at the time was Saeed ibn Zaid, the cousin and brother-in-law of Umar. He was excluded on the basis of being related by blood and of the same tribe as Umar. Umar had a policy of not appointing anyone related to him to a position of authority even if they were qualified by his standards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/UmarIbnAl-KhattabHisLifeAndTimesVolume2/100713541-Umar-Ibn-Al-Khattab-Vol-2#page/n45/mode/2up |title=Umar Ibn Al-Khattab - His Life and Times, Volume 2 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

Umar appointed a band of fifty armed soldiers to protect the house where the meeting was proceeding. Until the appointment of the next caliph, Umar appointed a notable [[Sahaba|Sahib ( singular of Sahaba )]] and mawla, [[Suhayb ar-Rumi]] (''Suhayb the Roman''), as a deputy or caretaker caliph to run state affairs.<ref>Efendioğlu, Mehmet(2009), ''[[TDV Encyclopedia of Islam]]'', Volume 37, p. 476.</ref>
While the meeting for selection of a caliph was proceeding, [[Abdulrehman ibn Abu Bakr]] and Abdur Rahman bin Awf revealed that they saw the dagger used by Abu Lu'lu'a, the assassin of Umar. A night before Umar's assassination, reported Abdur Rahman bin Awf, he saw Hurmuzan, Jafina and Abu Lu'lu'a, while they were suspiciously discussing something.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Surprised by his presence, the dagger fell; it was the same two-sided dagger used in the assassination. Abdulrehman ibn Abu Bakr, son of the late caliph Abu Bakr, confirmed that a few days before Umar's assassination, he saw this dagger in Hurmuzan's possession. After this revelation, it seemed clear that it had been planned by the Persians residing in Medina. Infuriated by this, Umar's younger son [[Ubayd Allah ibn Umar]] sought to kill all the Persians in Medina.{{Citation needed|date= December 2017}} He killed Hurmuzan, Jafinah, and the daughter of Umar's assassin Abu Lu'lu'a, who is believed to have been a Muslim. Ubayd Allah was intercepted by the people of Medina, who prevented him from continuing the massacre. [[Amr ibn al-Aas]] is said to have intercepted him and convinced him to hand over his sword. The murder of Jafinah enraged Saad ibn Abi Waqqas, his foster brother, and he assaulted Ubaidullah ibn Umar; again the companions intervened. When Umar was informed about the incident, he ordered Ubayd Allah imprisoned and that the next caliph should decide his fate.<ref name="haykal-death">Haykal, 1944, Chapter "Death of Umar".</ref>

Umar died on 6 November 644; on 7 November [[The election of Uthman|Uthman succeeded him]] as caliph. After prolonged negotiations, the tribunal decided to give [[blood money (restitution)|blood money]] to the victims, and released Umar's son Ubaidullah on the ground that, after the tragedy of Umar's assassination, people would be further infuriated by the execution of his son the very next day.