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Sunan Ibn Majah 113 — Uthman's Patience
The Virtues of 'Uthman (ra)
Hadith About Uthman's Patience
Sunan Ibn Majah : 113
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 113
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي مَرَضِهِ " وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدِي بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِي " . قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ نَدْعُو لَكَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَسَكَتَ قُلْنَا أَلاَ نَدْعُو لَكَ عُمَرَ فَسَكَتَ قُلْنَا أَلاَ نَدْعُو لَكَ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . فَجَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَخَلاَ بِهِ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُكَلِّمُهُ وَوَجْهُ عُثْمَانَ يَتَغَيَّرُ . قَالَ قَيْسٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَهْلَةَ مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ قَالَ يَوْمَ الدَّارِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ عَهْدًا وَأَنَا صَائِرٌ إِلَيْهِ . وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَأَنَا صَابِرٌ عَلَيْهِ . قَالَ قَيْسٌ فَكَانُوا يُرَوْنَهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When he was ill, the Messenger of Allah said: 'I would like to have some of my Companions with me.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! 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 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 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."
[1] The Day of the House: This refers to the day when the rebels besieged 'Uthmân in his house and murdered him.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 113In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 113
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 113
This hadith about Uthman's patience is narrated by Aishah. During the Prophet's illness, he said that he wanted some of his Companions with him. When Abu Bakr and Umar were suggested, he remained silent. When Uthman was suggested, he said yes. Uthman came, and the Prophet spoke to him in private, while Uthman's expression changed. Later, on the Day of the House, Uthman said that the Messenger of Allah had told him what would come to pass, and in one wording he said he would bear it with patience. The narration does not spell out every detail of the private talk. It focuses on the Prophet's private words to Uthman and Uthman's later patience.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet asked for some Companions during his illness.
- He agreed when Uthman was suggested.
- The private conversation affected Uthman's expression.
- Uthman later connected that private matter with patience.
