Punishment on hating Hadhrat 'Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him)

Allah Most High has granted this honor to Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) that he has been given the glad tidings of Jannah in this world itself.  He also has been granted the honor of being the companion of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in Jannah.  As given in Jame’ Tirmidhi:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Talha bin ‘Ubaidullah (May Allah be well pleased with him), he said:  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:  Every Prophet has a companion and my companion in Jannah is ‘Uthman.  (Jame’ Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 4063)

 

Our faith demands that we should have deep love for those lucky people who had the honor of being close to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  Hating them and harboring enmity against them leads to displeasure of Allah Most High and His Beloved Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  There is a Hadith in Jame’ Tirmidhi:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him), he said:  A bier was brought before the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) so that He may lead the Salaat Ul Janazah.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) refused to lead this person’s Salaat Ul Janazah.  The Companions said:  O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)!  We have never seen you refuse any person’s Salaat Ul Janazah like this before.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:  This person used to harbor enmity against, ‘Uthman, so Allah Most High detests him.  (Jame’ Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3709)

 

There is a Hadith in Khasaais-e-Kubra on the authority of Waleed Bin ‘Uqba that when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) entered Makkah after conquering it, the people of Makkah would bring their children to Him and the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would caress their heads.  My mother daubed some fragrance on me and took me to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), but He did not caress my head.

 

Baihaqui has related a Tradition that the reason for this was that when ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) made Walid an official, he drank wine and delayed Salaat and committed many other transgressions which became famous.  All this eventually led to the martyrdom of Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him).  For this reason, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) did not even touch him.

 

This shows that the touch of the blessed hand of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) leads to worldly and spiritual blessings and those who were not worthy of this would not be treated with such affection.  Why not?  The future conditions of every person are before the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), why would He willingly grant them those blessings?  (Maqasid Ul Islam, Vol. 9, Pg. No. 14)