Welcome to our Blog! The Nawasib say Mu’awiyyah & A’isha revolted against Emir al-Mu’meenin for the revenge of Uthman’s murder but this article shall unveil who were the main intruder behind Uthman’s killing, here is an index :
3) Amr Ibn al-Aas & Mu’awiyyah Ibn Abi Sufyan
4) Abd-Allah Ibn Masud, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari & Ammar Ibn Yasir
5) Amr Ibn al-Hamq, Abd al-Rahman Ibn Udays & The Egyptians.
6) Muhammad the son of Abu Bakr
7) Emir al-Mu’meenin Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Before we begin the post, Mu’awiyyah’s lovers blame us for celebrating 18th Dhu al-Hijjah not due to the event of Ghadeer, but to celebrate the death of Uthman but let us show that Uthman was killed on the 11th of Dhu al-Hijjah and not the 18th as Ibn Abi Shaybah mentioned :
ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻣﻌﺘﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ، ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ، ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ، ﺃﻥ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ، ﻗﺘﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻭﺳﻂ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻖ
Abu Uthman narrated that :
“Uthman was killed in the middle of Ayam al-Tashreeq (which is 11th Dhu al-Hijjah).”
~Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah vol 21:444
1) Talha Ibn Ubayd-Allah
Allamah al-Baladhuri mentioned :
المدائني عن أبي جزيّ عن أيوب وابن عون عن ابن سيرين قال: لم يكن أحد من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أشد على عثمان من طلحة
al-Madaini narrated from Abu Juzz that Ayub & Ibn Awn narrated that Muhammad Ibn Sireen said :
‘None amongst the companion of the Prophet ﷺ was as staunch against Uthman as Talha.’
~Ansab al-Ashraf vol 6:201
Allamah Ibn Shabbah narrated :
ﻋﻦ اﻟﻜﻠﺒﻲ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺃﺭﺳﻞ عثمان ﺇﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻲ…..ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ: ﺇﻥ ﻓﻼﻧﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﻃﻠﺤﺔ ﻗﺪ ﻗﺘﻠﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻄﺶ، ﻭاﻟﻘﺘﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﺃﺟﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺘﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻄﺶ….. ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺇﻥ عثمان ﺃﺭﺳﻞ ﺇﻟﻲ ﺃﻧﻜﻢ ﻗﺪ ﻗﺘﻠﺘﻤﻮﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻄﺶ، ﻭﺇﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻳﺤﺴﻦ، ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻝﻣﺎء. ﻓﻘﺎﻝ: ﻻ ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻧﻌﻤﺔ ﻋﻴﻦ، ﻻ ﻧﺘﺮﻛﻪ ﻳﺄﻛﻞ ﻭﻳﺸﺮﺏ.
al-Kalbi said “Uthman said to Ali ‘Indeed Talha has killed me from thirst and it’s better to be killed from a sword than by thirst.’ So Ali went to Talha and said ‘You are making Uthman die of thirst and that is not right, I would like you to let the water enter his house (as Talha stopped water supply to his house)’ So Talha replied ‘I swear by Allah, We will not let Uthman eat or drink.'”
~Taarikh al-Madinah vol 4:1202
Allamah Ibn Shabbah also narrated :
Muhammad Ibn Ali narrated from Abu Amr & al-Zuhri on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Ka’ab al-Qurazi that Abd-Allah Ibn al-Zubayr said :
On Eid al-Adha, Ali led the people in prayer. The people went to him and left Talha so Talha went to Uthman to apologise. Uthman said to him : ‘You have incited the people against me and now that Ali overcame you in the matter of Caliphate and you failed to achieve what you wanted, you came to me to apologize? May Allah never accept it from you.’
~Taarikh al-Madina vol 4:1197-1198
• This proves that Talha was against Uthman to claim caliphate for himself but when he saw people were inclined towards Imam Ali more than Talha, he forsake Imam Ali and went back to Uthman.
2) A’isha Bint Abi Bakr
Hafidh Abu Faraj Ibn Burhan ad-Deen mentioned :
ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﻗﺪ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﺘﻚ ﺗﺰﻋﻤﻴﻦ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺗﺮﻳﺪﻳﻦ اﻹﺻﻼﺡ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ، ﻭﻃﻠﺒﺖ ﺑﺰﻋﻤﻚ ﺩﻡ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻭﺃﻧﺖ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺲ ﺗﺆﻟﺒﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﺘﻘﻮﻟﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻸ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ اﻗﺘﻠﻮا ﻧﻌﺜﻼ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻛﻔﺮ
Imam Ali wrote to A’isha : You’ve come out of your house claiming to reconcile between the Muslimeen and you ask for Uthman’s blood while yesterday it was you who revolted against him and you said to a group of companions to KILL this NA’ATHAL (Uthman) for he disbelieved.
~Sirat al-Halbiyyah vol 3:402, Published : Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut.
• Ibn al-Manzur said al-Na’athal means : The old fool (اﻟﺸﻴﺦ اﻷﺣﻤﻖ)
~Lisan al-Arab vol 11:669
Allamah al-Baladhuri mentioned :
• ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ، ﻋﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ، ﺣﺪﺛﻨﻲ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ:ﻋﻦ اﺑﻦ ﺣﺎﻃﺐ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺃﻗﺒﻠﺖ ﻣﻊ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ.. ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺇﻥ ﺣﻤﻴﺮاء ﺇﺭﻡ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺃﺭاﺩﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺘﻠﻨﻲ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺘﻠﺖ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ
Ibn Haatib said : We were with Ali on the day of Jamal and Ali said ‘Indeed Humayra (Aisha) wanted to kill me just like she wanted to kill Uthman.‘
~Ansab al-Ashraf vol 3:46
3) Amr Ibn al-Aas & Mu’awiyyah Ibn Abi Sufyan
Allamah Ibn Abd al-Barr mentioned :
ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﻭﻻﻩ ﻋﻤﺎﻥ، ﻭﻋﺰﻝ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﺎﺹ ﺟﻌﻞ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﺎﺹ ﻳﻄﻌﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ، ﻭﻳﺆﻟﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ، ﻭﻳﺴﻌﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻓﺴﺎﺩ ﺃﻣﺮﻩ، ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺑﻠﻐﻪ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺇﻧﻲ ﺇﺫا ﻧﻜﺄﺕ ﻗﺮﺣﺔ ﺃﺩﻣﻴﺘﻬﺎ
Ibn Abi Sarh was made the governor of Egypt and Amr Ibn al-Aas was removed from his post, therefore, Amr started to insult Uthman for it and would make people revolt against Uthman and would look to corrupt the government of Uthman and then when Amr heard that Uthman has been killed he said : I scratched a wound and it started to bleed.
~al-Isti’ab fee ma’arifat al-Ashab vol 3:919,
• Note : Ibn Abi Sarah was the foster brother of Uthman. On the day of conquest of Mecca the Prophet ﷺ granted amnesty to all except 4 in which was Ibn Abi Sarh and he seeked refuge in Uthman’s house and Uthman pleaded for him to the Prophet ﷺ even tho He ﷺ disliked it. (Check Sunan an-Nisai’i 4067)
>> Ibn Bakkar mentioned :
دخل أَبُو الطُّفَيْل عَامر بن وَاثِلَة الْكِنَانِي على مُعَاوِيَة فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَة أَبَا الطُّفَيْل قَالَ نعم قَالَ أَلَسْت من قتلة عُثْمَان قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي مِمَّن حَضَره فَلم ينصره قَالَ وَمَا مَنعك من نَصره قَالَ لم ينصره الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَار فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَة أما لقد كَانَ حَقه وَاجِبا وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِم ان ينصروه قَالَ فَمَا مَنعك يَا أَمِير الْمُؤمنِينَ من نَصره ومعك أهل لَا الفينك بعد الْمَوْت تندبني … وَفِي حَياتِي مَا زودتني زاديالشَّام فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَة أما طلبي بدمه نصْرَة لَهُ فَضَحِك أَبُو الطُّفَيْل ثمَّ قَالَ أَنْت وَعُثْمَان كَمَا قَالَ الشَّاعِر لَا الفينك بعد الْمَوْت تندبني وَفِي حَياتِي مَا زودتني زادي
Abu Tufayl Aamir Ibn Wathilah visited Mu’awiyyah so Mu’awiyyah said to him ‘Aren’t you one of the killers of Uthman?’ He replied ‘No, but I’m one of those who was present but did not support Uthman.’ Mu’awiyyah said ‘What prevented you from supporting him?’ He replied ‘The Muhajireen & the Ansar did not support him.’
Mu’awiyyah said ‘Uthman’s right was obligatory and it was your duty to support him.’ He replied ‘So, what prevented you from supporting Uthman while the people of Syria were with you?’ Mu’awiyyah said ‘As for my seeking his revenge is my support.’ Abu Tufayl laughed and said you are just like the poet said : ‘Don’t cry for me after death, while in my life you didn’t provide me with my provisions.’
~Akhbar al-Wafideen min al-Rijal ala Mu’awiyyah Ibn Abi Sufyan page 55
4) Abd-Allah Ibn Masud, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari & Ammar Ibn Yasir
Allamah al-Baladhuri mentioned :
ثم أمر عثمان به فأخرج من المسجد إخراجاً عنيفاً، وضرب به عبد الله بن زمعة الأرض، ويقال بل احتمله يحموم غلام عثمان ورجلاه تختلفان على عنقه حتى ضرب به الأرض فدق ضلعه، فقال علي: ياعثمان أتفعل هذا بصاحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بقول الوليد بن عقبة؟ فقال: ما يقول الوليد فعلت هذا، ولكن وجهت زُبيد بن الصلت الكندي إلى الكوفة فقال له ابن مسعود: إن دم عثمان حلال
Uthman ordered that Abd-Allah Ibn Masud to be thrown out of the masjid, Ibn Zam’ah threw Ibn Masud to the ground and Ibn Masud’s ribs were broken.
Ali said ‘O Uthman, why do you do this to the companion of Rasul-Allah ﷺ? based on what al-Walid Ibn Uqbah (Governor of Uthman in Kufa) said?’
Uthman replied ‘Rather, I sent Zubayd Ibn al-Salt to Kufa and Ibn Masud said to him that Killing Uthman is Halal.’
~Ansab al-Ashraf vol 6:147
Shihab al-Deen al-Nuwayri wrote :
أينهانى عثمان عن قراءة كتاب الله، وعيب من ترك أمر الله! فو الله لأن أرضى الله بسخط عثمان أحبّ إلىّ من أن أسخط الله برضاه، فأغضب ذلك عثمان
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari said : Uthman forbade me from reading the Book of Allah and shame on those who abandon the command of Allah. I swear by Allah that pleasing Allah and displeasing Uthman is better than pleasing Uthman and displeasing Allah. So that angered Uthman.
~Nihayat al-Arab fee Funun al-Adab vol 19:442
Allamah al-Albani mentioned :
ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻏﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻋﻤﺎﺭ ﺑﻦ ﻳﺎﺳﺮ ﻳﻘﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻳﺸﺘﻤﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ
Abu Ghadiyyah said ‘I heard Ammar Ibn Yasir criticizing Uthman in Madina.’
~al-Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Sahihah vol 5:19
• Allamah al-Albani said : This Sanad is Sahih (وهذا إسناد صحيح)
5) Amr Ibn al-Hamq, Abd al-Rahman Ibn Udays & The Egyptians.
Hafidh Ibn Kathir mentioned :
وروى ابن عساكر، عن ابن عون:وأما عمرو بن الحمق فوثب على عثمان فجلس على صدره، وبه رمق، فطعنه تسع طعنات، وقال: أما ثلاث منهن فلله، وست لما كان في صدري عليه.
Ibn Asakir narrated from Ibn Awn who said : As for Amr Ibn al-Hamq, he jumped on Uthman and sat on his chest while he was still breathing and stabbed him nine times and said ‘Three are for Allah and the six are for what I have in my heart against you.’
~al-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah vol 7:336
Who was Amr Ibn al-Hamq? Allamah adh-Dhabhi mentioned :
عمرو بن الحمق الخزاعي. له صحبة ورواية، وبايع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في حجة الوداع
Amr Ibn al-Hamq al-Khuzai’i, He was a companion and he pledged allegiance to The Prophet ﷺ during Hajj al-Wida
~Taarikh al-Islam vol 2:424
>> Hafidh Ibn Khaldun mentioned :
فلما خرج المصريون في رجب مظهرين للحجّ ومضمرين قتل عثمان أو خلعه وعليهم عبد الرحمن بن عديس
In the month of Rajah when the Egyptians went out pretending to perform Hajj but intending on killing or disposing Uthman, they were led by Abd al-Rahman Ibn Udays.
~Taarikh Ibn Khaldun vol 2:596
Who was Abd al-Rahman Ibn Udays? Allamah Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari said :
عبد الرّحمن بن عديس….له صحبة، وشهد بيعة الرضوان، وبايع فيه
Abd al-Rahman Ibn Udays, He was a companion who witnessed the pledge of Ridwan and pledged to Rasul-Allah ﷺ under the tree.
~Usud al-Ghabah vol 3:469
>> Hafidh Ibn Kathir mentioned :
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻤﺼﺮ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺔ ﻳﺒﻐﻀﻮﻥ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻭﻛﺮﻩ ﺃﻫﻞ ﻣﺼﺮ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﺳﺮﺡ،
And there was a group of people from Egypt who hated Uthman and they disliked Ibn Abi Sarh.
~al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah vol 7:315
6) Muhammad the son of Abu Bakr
Ibn Sa’ad narrated :
عن عبد الرحمن بن محمد…فتقدمهم محمد بن أبي بكر فأخذ بلحية عثمان فقال: قد أخزاك الله يا نعثل، فقال: عثمان لست بنعثل ولكن عبد الله وأمير المؤمنين، فقال محمد: ما أغنى عنك معاوية وفلان، فقال عثمان: يا بن أخي دع عنك لحيتي فما كان أبوك ليقبض على ما قبضت عليه. فقال محمد: ما أريد بك أشد من قبضي على لحيتك، فقال عثمان: أستنصر الله عليك وأستعين به. ثم طعن جبينه بمشقص في يده،
Abd al-Rahman Ibn Muhammad narrated that :
Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr preceded them and grabbed Uthman’s beard and said ‘May Allah disgrace you, O Na’athal.’ Uthman replied ‘I am not Na’thal rather Abd-Allah & Emir al-Mu’meenin, then Muhammad said ‘Mu’awiyyah & So-and-so (Uqbah Ibn Aamir) will not help you.’ Uthman said ‘O son of my brother, leave my beard for your father would not hold what you’ve held.’
Muhammad replied ‘I do not want to harm you more than seizing your beard.’ Uthman said ‘I seek Allah’s help and victory over you.’ Then Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr stabbed Uthman’s forehead with a dagger in his hand.
~al-Tabqat al-Kubra vol 3:73
7) Emir al-Mu’meenin Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Ibn Shabbah narrated :
ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﺻﺨﺮ، ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ اﻟﺒﺠﻠﻲ، ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ اﻟﺼﻬﺒﺎء اﻟﺒﻜﺮﻱ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺗﺬاﻛﺮﻧﺎ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺑﻌﻀﻨﺎ: ﻣﺎ ﺃﺭﻯ ﻋﻠﻴﺎ ﻗﺘﻠﻪ، ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺮاﻩ ﻛﺎﻓﺮا.
Abu al-Sahbha al-Bakri said “We remembered the killing of Uthman and some of us said ‘I did not see Ali killing Uthman except that Ali used to see Uthman as a Kaafir (disbeliever}.’
~Taarikh al-Madinah vol 4:1168
Thank you for reading! This article has proven that those who were against Uthman were the companions of Rasul-Allah ﷺ, So, O Nawasib, Were the companions of Rasul-Allah ﷺ Shia’a?
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