Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Before you were nations with divinely inspired people. If such a person were in my nation, it would surely be Umar.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3689
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَا قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ الْأُمَمِ مُحَدَّثُونَ فَإِنْ يَكُ فِي أُمَّتِي أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهُ عُمَرُ
3689 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب مناقب عمر بن الخطاب أبي حفص القرشي العدوي رضي الله عنه