Hazrat Umar : Miscellaneous anecdotes.

[1] Hadhrat Abdullah bin Imran Bin Hafs Radhiallahu anho narrates that once Hazrat Umar loaded onto his back a goatskin waterbag full of water. When people made some comments in this regard, Hazrat Umar RA said:

"My nafs appeared pleased to me, I, therefore, desired to disgrace it."

[2] When Hazrat Umar Radhiallahu anho would see a male dressed in fine garments he would punish him with his whipp and say :

"leave fine garments for females."

[3] When he passed by a dump, he would say:

"This is your world for whose greed and desire you are perishing."