Defending Hadhrat 'Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) - A Sunnah of the Companions

Defending Hadhrat 'Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) - A Sunnah of the Companions

 

Allah Most High has declared the faith of the Companions as the touchstone of guidance.  When the Companions are taunted, our faith demands that we should defend them and prove our love and loyalty to them.  There is a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Uthman bin Mauhab (May Allah be well pleased with him), he says:  An Egyptian came with the intention of Haj.  He saw some people sitting and asked:  Which clan is this?  People told him that these are the elite of the Quraish.  He asked:  Who is their leader?  He was told:  Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them).

 

He said:  O Ibn Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them), I will ask you about few things.  You tell me about them.  Do you know that Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) was not present in the Battle of Uhud?  Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them) said:  Yes.

 

He said:  Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) was not present in the Battle of Badr and didn’t participate in it?  He said:  Yes.

 

That person asked:  Do you know that Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) was not present in the Pledge of Ridhwan and didn’t participate in it?  He said:  Yes.  That person said: Allahu Akbar (Allah is great)!

 

Now Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them) said:  Now I will tell you the truth, that he was not present in the Battle of Uhud, I testify that indeed Allah Most High has forgiven this and pardoned him.

 

He was not present in the Battle of Badr.  The reason is that the daughter of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was his wife and she was ill.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) ordered him thus:  Verily, you will get the reward as those who participate in Badr.

 

As far his not being present at the Pledge of Ridhwan is concerned, if there was anybody more honorable than Hadhrat ‘Uthman, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would have sent that person (as an envoy).  The Pledge of Ridhwan occurred after he went to Makkah.  On this occasion, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gestured towards His right hand that this is the hand of ‘Uthman and placed it on His left hand and said:  This is on behalf of ‘Uthman.

 

Then Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them) told the questioner:  Now take these facts with you.  (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 3698)