Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was the third of Rasulullah ﷺ successors. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was known as the leader of the faithful and ruled for approximately 12 years. The first six years were times of relative tranquility and peace, however the last years of his reign were marred by internal conflict, and pockets of rebels trying to cause havoc throughout the Caliphate. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA is remembered as a pious, gentle, and kind man, known for his modesty and shyness, and admired for his generosity. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA ruled with impartial justice and mild and humane policies, based on his obedience to God and his love for Rasulullah ﷺ and the Muslim nation.
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| Saidina Uthman Ibn Affan RA |
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was born seven years after Rasulullah ﷺ and belonged to the Umayyad branch of the Quraish tribe. The Umayyad’s were the most influential clan of the Quraish, they were the strongest and wealthiest, and Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was their “golden child”, the most beloved, due to his good manners and shyness. Like his predecessor Saidina Umar ibn Al Khattab RA, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was able to read and write. This was an unusual skill in pre Islamic Arabia and Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA became a successful trader and cloth merchant. Throughout his life Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was known as a kind, generous man and even before his conversion to Islam he would freely give money to help those in need.
It was his close friend Saidina Abu Bakr As Siddique RA who introduced Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA to Islam and he embraced the new religion at the age of thirty-four. This was during the very early days of Islam when the men of Makkah were systematically abusing and torturing any converts to Islam. In spite of the abuse, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA would not give up his Islam and in time Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was married to Rasulullah ﷺ’s daughter, Ruqayyah, thus strengthening his relationship to Rasulullah ﷺ.
The abuse and torture continued and Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA’s wealthy family and status in society as a merchant did not protect him. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was abused and tortured even by members of his own family; his uncle shackled his hands and feet and shut him in a dark enclosed room. The continual bad treatment by his close family led Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA and his wife to participate in the first migration to Abyssinia. Rasulullah ﷺ praised his forbearing character and said:
“After Lot, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA is the first man who, with his wife, has given up the comfort of his home for the sake of Allah SWT”.
After some time Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA and Saidatuna Ruqayyah RA returned to Makkah to be with the struggling Muslims and their beloved father and Rasulullah ﷺ.
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Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA formed a very close relationship with Rasulullah ﷺ, and he gained intricate knowledge about the religion of Islam. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA narrated 146 hadiths directly from Rasulullah ﷺ himself and was one of very few people who were able to write down Quran. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA also became a reference point for those trying to learn the rituals of worship. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA understood and was able to instruct others in the rituals of ablution, prayer, and other Islamic obligations. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA also participated in the migration to Madinah and here he assisted Rasulullah ﷺ in establishing the Muslim nation. Rasulullah ﷺ even referred to him as his assistant.
In Madina, water was scarce and control of the wells was tightly held by several men. Because Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was a skillful trader and negotiator, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA set about trying to procure a well for the use of the Muslims. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA negotiated a price for half a well; he would have control one day and the other owner the next day. However, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA gave his water to the Muslims freely, so nobody wanted to pay for the water on the alternate days. The original owner of the well had no choice but to sell his half of the well to Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA who nevertheless paid a fair price for it. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA continued to allow the water to be used freely by all and never reminded the people of his charity. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was humble and modest.
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA gave freely from his wealth to please Allah and His Rasul. Historical Islamic stories mention that every Friday Saidina Uthman Ibn Affan RA would buy slaves for the purpose of setting them free and that although Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was wealthy he was often without servants because of this habit. When Rasulullah ﷺ and the Muslim armies were going to fight the Byzantines at Tabuk, he called on the wealthier people to give from their wealth and property to support and equip the soldiers. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA presented 200 saddled camels and 200 ounces of gold. He also gave 1,000 dinars. Rasulullah ﷺ kept asking for donations hoping to inspire others to give as freely as Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA. However, it was Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA who surpassed them all and gave a total of 900 equipped camels.
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| The Generosity and Humility |
The portrait we are able to build of Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA is that of a generous, unassuming, and kind man. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was known for his humbleness, modesty, and piety. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA would often spend the nights in prayer and he was known to fast often, sometimes on alternative days. In spite of his wealth, he lived simply and would often sleep, wrapped in a blanket, on the sand of the mosque. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was appointed as the third leader of the Muslims after Rasulullah ﷺ by a council of six men. He continued the humane and just rule of Prophet Muhammad, Saidina Abu Bakr As Sidique RA, and Saidina Umar Ibn Al Khattab RA. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA cared for the Muslims and expanded the Muslim Caliphate into Morocco, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan. For six years, his reign was one of peace and calmness, but the winds of change were blowing over the empire.
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| The Well Of Uthman in Madinah |
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA, like his predecessors was a man of the people. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was modest, shy, and humble but still his later reign was marred by infighting and rebellion. Allah had chosen Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA to be the third leader but the people of dissension plotted to remove him from this noble position. Rasulullah ﷺ had prophesized that Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA would be placed in a very difficult situation when he said; “Perhaps Allah will clothe you with a shirt, Uthman, and if the people want you to take it off, do not take it off for them.” Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA did not remove his shirt, his love for Allah and His Rasul kept him both strong and humble in the face of old age and extreme difficulties.
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was a man so loved by Rasulullah ﷺ, that he was called the possessor of two lights. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was married to Rasulullah ﷺ’s daughter Ruqayyah RA and when she died, he married Rasulullah ﷺ’s other daughter, Umm Kulthum RA, thus possessing the two lights.
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| The Wakaf of Uthman in Madinah |
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| Signboard with regards to the building of above Wakaf |
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was appointed Caliph (leader of the Muslim nation) through a process of consultation and careful deliberation. On his deathbed, Saidina Umar ibn Al Khattab RA appointed a council of six men to choose a new leader. It was a time of confusion and chaos for the Muslims, small disagreements were becoming obstacles. Some people wanted to appoint Saidina Ali ibn Abu Talib RA because he was from Rasulullah ﷺ’s family, others wanted to appoint Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA because he was from one of the great tribes of Makkah. Ibn Kathir, the respected Islamic scholar of the 14th century suggests in his book that the leader of the council, Abdul Rahman ibn Auf RA questioned both men and then chose Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA.
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Abdul Rahman Ibn Auf RA asked Saidina Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA, “Do you swear to rule by the glorious book of Allah (Quran) and the Sunnah (traditions) of His messenger?” To which he replied, “I hope to act according to my best knowledge and capacity”. When Abdul Rahman asked Saidina Uthman Ibn Affan RA the same question, he replied simply, “I do”. It would be too simplistic to suggest that the decision was made solely by the answer to this question but rather it was part of a process of reflection and deliberation. Both men were amongst several who were eminently qualified to lead the Muslim nation. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was a man known to be pious, generous, and modest, perhaps his simple answer reflected his personality. A shy person who spoke few words. But whose heart was filled with love for Allah and His Rasul.
Immediately after being elected, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA addressed the people from the minbar previously used by Rasulullah ﷺ. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA looked at the Muslims and praised Allah, sent blessings upon Rasulullah ﷺ, and reminded the people that this world was full of deception. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA advised the people to shun living luxurious lives and to seek a place in the hereafter, full of happiness and peace.
And put forward to them the example of the life of this world, it is like water (rain) which:
“We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But (later) it becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And Allah is Able to do everything. Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world. But the good righteous deeds (five compulsory prayers, deeds of Allah’s obedience, good and nice talk, remembrance of Allah with glorification, praises and thanks, etc.), that last, are better with your Lord for rewards and better in respect of hope.”
(Quran 18: 45 - 46)
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was a pious man who loved and trusted Allah SWT completely, thus his first action as leader was to assure the people that he would guide them according to the way of the Prophet and Caliphs Abu Bakr As Siddique RA and Saidina Umar ibn Al Khattab RA. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was turning 70 when he became leader of the Muslims and for many years, he had refrained from the pleasures of this life in order to seek nearness to Allah. After setting a tone of piety and concern for Muslims that would be the hallmark of his reign, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA turned his attention to giving direction to the governors and the Muslim armies.
To the governors Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA expressed his desire for them to serve the people, and never to exploit them. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA sent prominent companions of Rasulullah ﷺ, as his personal deputies to the provinces to scrutinize the conduct of officials and the condition of the people. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA reminded the armies to follow the clear guidelines set down by Saidina Umar ibn Al Khattab RA and asked them never to forget that they were defending the believers. Extensive conquests were made during the reign of Caliphate Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA, including parts of Spain, Morocco, and Afghanistan. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was also the first Caliph to organize a navy. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA reorganized the administrative divisions of the Muslim Caliphate, expanded, and initiated many public projects. Perhaps Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA’s most astounding contribution to the Muslims was his compilation of the Quran.
The Uthmani Quran
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| The Original text of Uthmani Quran in Tashkent - Uzbekistan |
After the death of Rasulullah ﷺ and during the time of the Caliphs, hundreds of thousands of non-Arabs converted to Islam. Consequently, the Quran began to be recited and written in various different dialects and scripts. One of Rasulullah ﷺ’s companions, and Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA’s friend Hudhaifa RA, whilst on a journey noticed that there were many different recitations of Quran throughout the Muslim Empire. Hudhaifa RA suggested to Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA that there be an official version written in the style used in Madinah.
Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA knew the Quran by heart and had intimate knowledge of the context and circumstances relating to each verse. The Quran had been gathered during the time of Saidina Abu Bakr As Siddique RA and was in the safekeeping of Rasulullah ﷺ’s wife Hafsah RA. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA took possession of the originals and ordered some of the most trusted companions to make careful copies. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA then ordered all other unofficial copies to be burned or otherwise destroyed. Five official copies were sent to the greatest cities of the Muslim Caliphate. Original copies exist to this day in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
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A Tragic End
The final six years of Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA’s reign were marked by rebellion. Some of the governors that had been appointed during the reign of Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA were heavy handed and to some extent unjust. In this way, the seeds of dissension spread and many of the people began to love the luxuries of life that Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA had warned against. Conspiracies arose and it was difficult for Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA to discern friend from foe. Saidina U
thman ibn Affan RA was reluctant to shed the blood of any Muslim however rebellious they may be. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA preferred to persuade with kindness and generosity for he always remembered the words of Rasulullah ﷺ. “Once the sword is unsheathed among my followers, it will not be sheathed until the Last Day.”
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| The Grave of Uthman in Baqi -Madinah |
The rebels called for Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA to step down and indeed many of the companions advised him to do so. Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA now an old man of more than 80 years, heard the words of his beloved Rasulullah ﷺ ringing in his ears and refused to stand down from his position. “Perhaps Allah will clothe you with a shirt, Uthman and if the people want you to take it off, do not take it off for them.” Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA remained true to his covenant but after a long siege, the rebels broke into his house and murdered him. As the assassin’s sword struck, Saidina Uthman ibn Affan RA was reciting the following verse.
“So Allah will suffice for you against them. And He is the All Hearer and the All Knower.”
(Quran 2:137)
Such was the tragic end of one of the most pious, kind and selfless men in Islam.
Selected Hadiths narrated by and attributed to Saidina Uthman Ibn Affan RA.
Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 2, Purity
Hadith no: 30
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham Ibn Urwa from his father from Humran, the mawla of Uthman Ibn Affan, that Uthman Ibn Affan was once sitting on the Maqaid (the benches surrounding the Madina Mosque, or else a stone near Uthman Ibn Affan's house where he sat to discuss with people), when the muadhdhin came and told him that it was time for the asr prayer. He called for water and did wudu. Then he said, "By Allah, I shall tell you something which I would not tell you if it were not in the Book of Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If a man does wudu, and makes sure he does it correctly, and then does the prayer, he will be forgiven everything that he does between then and the time when he prays the next prayer.' " Yahya said that Malik said, "I believe he meant this ayat - 'Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Good actions take away wrong actions. That is a reminder for those who remember.' " (Sura 11 ayat 114).
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 41, The Mudabbar
Hadith no: 23
Narrated: Amra bint Abdur Rahman
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah Ibn Abi Bakr from his father from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that a thief stole a citron in the time of Uthman Uthman Ibn Affan ordered its value to be estimated and it was estimated at three dirhams at the rate of exchange of twelve dirhams for the dinar, so Uthman cut off his hand.
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Found In: Sahih Bukhari Chapter No: 4, Ablutions (Wudu')
Hadith no: 179
Narrated: Zaid bin Khalid
I asked 'Uthman bin 'Affan about a person who engaged in intercourse but did no discharge. 'Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution like the one for ar ordinary prayer but he must wash his penis." 'Uthman added, "I heard it from Allah's Apostle." I asked 'Ali Az-Zubair, Talha and Ubai bin Ka'b about it and they, too, gave the same reply. (This order was cancelled later on and taking a bath became necessary for such cases).
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Found In: Sahih Bukhari Chapter No: 4, Ablutions (Wudu')
Hadith no: 165
Narrated: Humran
(the freed slave of 'Uthman bin 'Affan) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking (for a tumbler of water) to perform ablution (and when it was brought) he poured water from it over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face thrice and (then) forearms up to the elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands over his head and then washed each foot thrice. After that 'Uthman said, "I saw the Prophet performing ablution like this of mine, and he said, 'If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.'
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Found In: Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter No: 2, The Chapters of Purification and its Sunnah
Hadith no: 285
Narrated: Humran
(the freed slave of Uthman bin Affan) “I saw Uthman bin Affan sitting in Maqaid.* He called for water and he performed ablution, then he said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) sitting in this place where I am sitting, performing ablution as I have done. Then he said: “Whoever performs ablution as I have done, his previous sins will be forgiven.” And the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “And do not be conceited (due to this great virtue).” (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording. *A place in Al-Madinah near the mosque where people used to sit to discuss things.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 2, Purity
Hadith no: 22
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra Ibn Said al-Mazini from Aban Ibn Uthman that Uthman Ibn Affan ate bread and meat, rinsed his mouth out, washed his hands and wiped his face with them, and then prayed without doing wudu.
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Found In: Sahih Muslim Chapter No: 3, The Book of Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)
Hadith no: 680
Narrated: Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani
that he askad Uthman bin Affan: What is your opinion about the man who has sexual intercourse with his wife, but does not experience orgasm? Uthman said: He should perform ablution as he does for prayer, and wash his organ. Uthmin also said: I have heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
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Found In: Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter No: 1, The Book of the Sunnah
Hadith no: 113
Narrated: Aisha
'When he was ill, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'I would like to have some of my Companions with me.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! (saw) Shall we call Abu Bakr for you?' But he remained silent. We said: 'Shall we call Umar for you?' But he remained silent. We said: 'Shall we call Uthman for you?' He said: 'Yes.' So Uthman came and he spoke to him in private. The Prophet (saw) started to speak to him and Uthman's expression changed.” Qais said: “Abu Sahlah, the freed slave of Uthman, narrated to me that on the Day of the House, Uthman bin Affan said: 'The Messenger of Allah (saw) told me what would come to pass and now I am coming to that day.'” In his narration of the Hadith, Ali (one of the narrators) said (that he said): “And I am going to bear it with patience.” Qais said: “They used to think that that was the Day of the House.” (Sahih)
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 20, Hajj
Hadith no: 40
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik, from Jafar Ibn Muhammad, from his father, that al-Miqdad Ibn al-Aswad once went to see Ali Ibn Abi Talib at as-Suqya, where he was feeding some young camels of his with a mash of meal and leaves, and he said to him, "This man Uthman Ibn Affan is telling people that they cannot do hajj and umrah together." Al-Miqdad said, "Ali Ibn Abi Talib went off with bits of meal and leaves on his forearms - and I shall never forget the sight of the meal and the leaves on his arms - and went to see Uthman Ibn Affan and asked him, 'Are you saying then that people cannot do hajj and umrah together?' Uthman replied, 'That is my opinion.' Whereupon Ali got angry and went out saying, 'I am at your service, O Allah, I am at your service for a hajj and an umrah together.' " Malik said, "Our position (here in Madina) is that someone who does hajj and umrah together should not remove any of his hair, nor should he come out of ihram in any way until he has sacrificed an animal, if he has one. He should come out of ihram at Mina, on the day of the sacrifice."
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Found In: Sahih Bukhari Chapter No: 5, Bathing (Ghusl)
Hadith no: 291
Narrated: Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani
I asked 'Uthman bin 'Affan about a man who engaged in the sexual intercourse with his wife but did not discharge. 'Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution like that for the prayer after washing his private parts." 'Uthman added, "I heard that from Allah's Apostle." I asked 'Ali bin Abi Talib, Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, Talha bin 'Ubaidullah and Ubai bin Ka'b and a gave the same reply. (Abu Aiylub said that he had heard that from Allah's Apostle) (This order was cancelled later on so one has to take a bath. See, Hadith No. 180).
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 41, The Mudabbar
Hadith no: 11
Narrated: Malik
Malik related to me that he had heard that Uthman Ibn Affan was brought a woman who had given birth after six months and he ordered her to be stoned. Ali Ibn Abi Talib said to him, "She does not deserve that. Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, says in His Book, 'Their carrying and weaning is thirty months,' (Sura 46 ayat 15) and he said, 'Mothers suckle their children for two full years for whoever wishes to complete the suckling.' (Sura 2 ayat 233) Pregnancy can then be six months, so she does not deserve to be stoned." Uthman Ibn Affan sent for her and found that she had already been stoned. Malik related to me that he asked Ibn Shihab about someone who committed sodomy. Ibn Shihab said, "He is to be stoned, whether or not he is muhsan."
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 31, Business Transactions
Hadith no: 7
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abdullah Ibn Amir gave Uthman Ibn Affan a slave-girl who had a husband whom he had purchased at Basra. Uthman said, "I will not go near her until her husband separates from her." Ibn Amir compensated the husband and he separated from her.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 8, Prayer in Congregation
Hadith no: 8
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya Ibn Said from Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim that Abd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari said that Uthman Ibn Affan came to the isha prayer and seeing only a few people in the mosque, he lay down at the back of the mosque to wait for the number of people to increase. Ibn Abi Amra went and sat down beside him and Uthman asked him who he was, so he told him. Uthman said, "What have you memorised of the Qur'an?", and he told him. Uthman said, "If someone is present at isha, it is as if he had stood in prayer for half a night, and if some one is present at subh, it is as if he had stood in prayer for a whole night.
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Found In: Sahih Muslim Chapter No: 2, Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
Hadith no: 446
Narrated: Humran
the freed slave of Uthman reported: One day Uthman b. Affan performed the ablution well, and then said: I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) perform ablution, the best ablution, and then observed: He who performed ablution like this and then went towards the mosque and nothing (but the love of) prayer urged him (to do so), all his previous (minor) sins would be expiated.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 31, Business Transactions
Hadith no: 58
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Uthman Ibn Affan forbade hoarding.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 3, Prayer
Hadith no: 75
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah Ibn Abi Bakr that a man from the Ansar was praying in a garden of his in Quff, one of the valleys of Madina, during the date season and the palms' branches were weighed down with fruit on all sides. He looked at them and what he saw of their fruits amazed him. Then he went back to his prayer and he did not know how much he had prayed. He said, "A trial has befallen me in this property of mine." So he went toUthman Ibn Affan, who was the khalifa at the time, and mentioned it to him and said, "It is sadaqa, so give it away in the paths of good." Uthman Ibn Affan sold it for fifty thousand and so that property became known as the Fifty.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 49, The Description of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace
Hadith no: 13
Narrated: Malik
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar Ibn al-Khattab and Ali Ibn Abi Talib and Uthman Ibn Affan drank while standing.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 28, Marriage
Hadith no: 34
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Qabisa Ibn Dhu'ayb that a man asked Uthman Ibn Affan whether one could have intercourse with two sisters who one owned. Uthman said, "One ayat makes them halal, and one ayat makes them haram. As for me, I wouldn't like to do it." The man left him and met one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and asked him about it, and he said, "Had I any authority and I found someone who had done it, I would punish him as an example." Ibn Shihab added, "I think that it was Ali Ibn Abi Talib."
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 29, Divorce
Hadith no: 41
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah Ibn al-Fadl from al-Araj that Uthman Ibn Affan made the wives of Ibn Mukmil inherit from him, and he had divorced them while he was terminally ill.
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 29, Divorce
Hadith no: 43
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya Ibn Said that Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Habban said, "My grandfather Habban had two wives, one from the Hashimites and one from the Ansars. He divorced the Ansariyya while she was nursing, and a year passed and he died and she had still not yet menstruated. She said, 'I inherit from him. I have not menstruated yet.' The wives quarrelled and went to Uthman Ibn Affan. He decided that she did inherit, and the Hashimiyya rebuked Uthman. He said, 'This is the practice of the son of your paternal uncle. He pointed this out to us.' He meant Ali Ibn Abi Talib."
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Found In: Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter No: 2, The Chapters of Purification and its Sunnah
Hadith no: 311
Narrated: Uqbah bin Subhan
“I heard ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan say: ‘I never sang a song or told a lie or touched my penis with my right hand after I swore an oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (saw) to that effect.’” (Daif)
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 20, Hajj
Hadith no: 71
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik, from Nafi, from Nubayh Ibn Wahb, who was from the tribe of Bani Abd ad-Dar, that Umar Ibn Ubaydullah sent a message to Aban Ibn Uthman (who was amir of the hajj at the time), while both of them were in ihram, saying, "I want to marry Bint Shayba Ibn Jubayr to Talha Ibn Umar and I want you to be present." Aban told him that he should not do that and said, "I heard Uthman Ibn Affan say that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A man in ihram should not marry, or give in marriage, or get betrothed.' "
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Found In: Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter No: 1, The Book of the Sunnah
Hadith no: 109
Narrated: Abu Hurairah
that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Every Prophet will have a friend in Paradise, and my friend there will be Uthman bin Affan.” (Da'if)
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 18, Fasting
Hadith no: 8
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd Ibn Abd ar-Rahman that Umar Ibn al-Khattab and Uthman Ibn Affan would pray maghrib when they saw the night darkening, before they broke their fast, and that was during Ramadan.
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Found In: Sahih Muslim Chapter No: 2, Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
Hadith no: 438
Narrated: Humran
I heard from 'Uthman b. 'Affan and he was in the courtyard of the mosque, when the Mu'adhdhin (announcer of the prayer) came to him at the time of afternoon prayer. So the ('Uthman) called for the ablution water and performed ablution and then said: By Allah, I am narrating to you a hadith. If there were not a verse in the Book of Allah, I would have never narrated it to you. I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: If a Muslim performs ablution and does it well and offers prayer, all his (sins) daring the period from one prayer to another would be pardoned by Allah.
Relevance: 14.9138
Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 17, Zakat
Hadith no: 17
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from as-Sa'ib Ibn Yazid that Uthman Ibn Affan used to say, "This is the month for you to pay your zakat. If you have any debts then pay them off so that you can sort out your wealth and take the zakat from it."
Relevance: 14.8227
Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 32, Qirad
Hadith no: 2
Narrated:
Malik related to me from al-Ala Ibn Abd ar-Rahman from his father from his father that Uthman Ibn Affan gave him some money as qirad to use provided the profit was shared between them.
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Found In: Sahih Muslim Chapter No: 2, Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
Hadith no: 442
Narrated: Humran
I brought for Uthman b. 'Affan the ablution water. He performed ablution and then said: Verily the people narrate from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) a hadith. I do not know what these are. but (I know this fact) that I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) perform ablution like this ablution of mine and then he said: He who performed ablution like this, all his previous sins would be expiated and his prayer and going towards the mosque would have an extra reward. In the tradition narrated by Ibn 'Abda (the words are):" I came to Uthman and he performed ablution."
Relevance: 14.8187
Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 27, Faraid
Hadith no: 10
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ali Ibn Husayn Ibn Ali from Umar Ibn Uthman Ibn Affan from Usama Ibn Zayd that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A muslim does not inherit from a kafir."
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Found In: Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 29, Divorce
Hadith no: 40
Narrated:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Talha Ibn Abdullah Ibn Awf said, and he knew that better than them, from Abu Salama Ibn Abd ar-Rahman Ibn Awf that Abd ar-Rahman Ibn Awf divorced his wife irrevocably while he was terminally ill, and Uthman Ibn Affan made her an heir after the end of her idda.
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