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3706. 'Uthmān bin 'Abdullāh bin Mawhab narrated: "A man among the people of Egypt performed Hajj to the House, and saw a group sitting, so he said: 'Who are these?' They said: 'The Quraish.' He said: 'So who is this old man?' They said: 'Ibn 'Umar.' So he went to him and said: 'I will ask you about something, so inform me. I ask you by Allāh! By the sanctity of this House! Do you know that 'Uthmān fled on the Day of (the battle of)
Uḥud? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Do you know that he was absent from the Pledge of Ar-Riḍwān, that he did not witness it?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Do you know that he was absent on the Day of (the battle of) Badr and did not participate in it?' He said: 'Yes.' So he said: 'Allāh is Great.' So Ibn 'Umar said to him: 'Come, so I can clarify to you what you have asked about. As for his fleeing on the Day of (the battle of) Uḥud, then I bear witness that Allāh has pardoned him and forgiven him. As for his being absent on the Day of (the battle of) Badr, then he was married to the daughter of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to him: "You have the reward of a man who participated in (the battle of) Badr, and his share."[1] [And he ordered him to stay behind with her, as she was ill]. As for his being absent from the Pledge of Ar-Riḍwān, then if there was anyone more revered in Makkah than 'Uthmān, then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would have sent him instead of 'Uthmān. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent 'Uthmān [to Makkah], and the Pledge of Ar-Riḍwān was after 'Uthmān had departed for Makkah." He said: "So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said with his right hand: 'This is the hand of 'Uthmān," and he put it upon his own hand, and said: "This is for
‘Uthmān.’” He said to him: “Go now, and take this (clarification) with you.”’ (Ṣaḥīh)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīh.
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[1] That is, of the spoils of war.
Commentary
Three accusations of the Egyptian which were put against ‘Uthmān as proof were answered and cleared by Ibn ‘Umar in an excellent way. If they had good intentions, these answers would be quite enough to snub the matter, but their intention was malicious, and they wanted to create chaos in the Ummah. On the basis of such idle claims they besieged the house of ‘Uthmān.
