During the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar (RA), he would often walk the streets of Madinah at night to make sure the people were safe and not in need. One night, he heard the sound of a child crying from inside a poor house.
He knocked on the door and asked the woman inside:
“Why is your child crying?”
The woman, not recognizing him, replied:
“Because he is hungry. We have no food. I’ve put a pot of water with some stones on the fire, just to make him think that food is being cooked… so he may fall asleep.”
Hazrat Umar (RA) was heartbroken.
Without saying who he was, he rushed to the treasury, picked up a sack of flour and some food, and carried it on his own back all the way to the woman’s home. One of his companions offered to carry it for him, but Umar (RA) said:
“Will you carry my burden on the Day of Judgment?”
He lit the fire himself and even helped cook the food. Then he sat nearby until he saw the child stop crying and fall asleep with a full belly.
💬 Moral of the Story:
Hazrat Umar (RA) was not only a ruler, he was a true servant of the people. He believed that leadership means responsibility. He didn’t just give orders — he took action, even if it meant carrying food himself in the dark of night.
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