He was awarded the King Faisal Prize in 1990 for his efforts in Islamic scholarship and research.

[1][2] Al-Tantawi later moved to Saudi Arabia where he lived the rest of his life until he eventually passed away in 1999, and was buried in Jeddah.

[3] Akhbar Umar was published in Beirut in 1959 by the Lebanese printing house Dar Ibn Hazm.

[4] It was reprinted in 1996 and republished by Dar al-Manarah, a publishing house based in Jeddah.

The book's chapters describe his many exploits as a companion of Muhammad, as well as the battles he commanded and/or took part in.