Embracing Islam A Sh'ia scholar states:
Hafsa bint Umar Hafsa, the daughter of Umar, was originally married to
Khunais ibn Hudhaifa. When he died, Umar sought to find a husband for her. He approached his friend
Uthman who said "I am of the opinion that I shall not marry at present", after thinking about the proposal for a few days. Umar became angry with Uthman and asked Abu Bakr the same thing. Abu Bakr did not give him a reply, causing Umar to become even more angry with him than he was with Uthman. Umar then went to Muhammad to discuss the previous two incidents. Muhammad reassured Umar by saying that "Hafsa will marry one better than Uthman will marry one better than Abu Bakr." Umar was obviously alluding to the fact that Hafsa was to marry Muhammad and that Uthman was to marry a daughter of Muhammad. Hafsa was married to Muhammad in 625. Muhammad's household was not always peaceful as his wives were in two groups. Umar said on one occasion:
Pen and paper writes:
After Muhammad Shia claim that the despair felt by Umar at the time of Muhammad's death was not genuine, they insist that there was no despair, only threats aimed to delay matters so that his friend and confederate Abu Bakr could return before Ali was confirmed as the successor. As for Ali's allegiance to Abu Bakr's rule, this too was made up to support Abu Bakr's claim to power.
Alleged coup d'état writes:
Abu Bakr's era Shi'a view Umar as the "khalifa-maker" of Abu Bakr and that during Abu Bakr's khilafat, Umar was his principal adviser. Ali is quoted saying: (Then he quoted al-A'sha's verse): (Implying the contrast between the present and the time of Muhammad)
Umar's Caliphate states:
Marriage to Umm Kulthum bint Ali The majority of Shi'a's are in agreement that Umm Kulthum, the daughter of the Ali, was not married to Umar. One narration concerning the marriage is, Ali is further quoted in the same sermon:
Death It is recorded in some Shi'a texts that Ali said: writes: ==Views on the Non-Muslim view==