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What is the meaning of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab being a muhaddath?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: I heard you (may Allah preserve you) say that 'Umar is a muhaddath. What is the meaning of this word?

Answer:
It is an authentic hadith.
among the people before you inspired persons and if there were any such among my Ummaفي الأمم قبلكم محدثون فإن يكن في أمتي
Sahih Muslim 2398a
It is 'Umar. A muhaddath means one who is inspired. He has insight and inspiration from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1283] ما معنى كون عمر بن الخطاب مُحدَّثًا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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