49/19. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3700 — Uthman Equips the Army of Distress
About The Virtues Of 'Uthman bin 'Affan, May Allah Be Pleased With Him,, And That He Has Two Kunyahs: He Is Called Abu 'Amr and Abu 'Abdullah
Hadith About Uthman Equipping the Army of Distress
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3700
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3700
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا السَّكَنُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، وَيُكْنَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ، مَوْلًى لآلِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِشَامٍ، عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَحُثُّ عَلَى جَيْشِ الْعُسْرَةِ فَقَامَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَىَّ مِائَةُ بَعِيرٍ بِأَحْلاَسِهَا وَأَقْتَابِهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ . ثُمَّ حَضَّ عَلَى الْجَيْشِ فَقَامَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَىَّ مِائَتَا بَعِيرٍ بِأَحْلاَسِهَا وَأَقْتَابِهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ . ثُمَّ حَضَّ عَلَى الْجَيْشِ فَقَامَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِلَّهِ عَلَىَّ ثَلاَثُمِائَةِ بَعِيرٍ بِأَحْلاَسِهَا وَأَقْتَابِهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ . فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْزِلُ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ " مَا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ مَا عَمِلَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ مَا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ مَا عَمِلَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ السَّكَنِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Khabbab Narrated from:
I Witnessed The Prophet (ﷺ) While He Was Exhorting Support For The 'Army Of Distress.' 'Uthman Bin 'Affan Stood And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! I Will Take The Responsibility Of One-Hundred Camels, Including Their Saddles And Water-Skins, In The Path Of Allah.' Then He [(ﷺ) Again] Urged Support For The Army. So 'Uthman [Bin 'Affan] Stood And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! I Will Take The Responsibility Of Two-Hundred Camels, Including Their Saddles And Water-Skins, In The Path Of Allah.'Then He [(ﷺ) Again] Urged Support For The Army. So 'Uthman Bin 'Affan Stood And Said: '[O Messenger Of Allah] I Will Take The Responsibility Of Three-Hundred Camels, Including Their Saddles And Water-Skins, In The Path Of Allah.' So I Saw The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Descend From The Minbar While He Was Saying: 'It Does Not Matter What 'Uthman Does After This, It Does Not Matter What 'Uthman Does After This.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3700In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 96English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3700
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3700
This hadith about Uthman equipping the Army of Distress is searched as Uthman 300 camels hadith, Army of Distress Uthman, and virtues of Uthman ibn Affan. Abdur-Rahman bin Khabbab said he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم urging support for that army. Uthman stood and pledged one hundred camels with saddles and water-skins in the path of Allah. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم urged again, Uthman pledged two hundred. When he urged again, Uthman pledged three hundred camels with their gear. The narrator then saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم coming down from the minbar while saying that it would not matter what Uthman did after this. The text highlights large, repeated giving when support was needed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Uthman responded each time the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم urged support for the army.
- His pledge grew from one hundred to two hundred, then three hundred camels.
- The camels included useful gear, not just numbers.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised Uthman strongly after this act of giving.
