49/19. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3704 — Uthman Upon Guidance
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 Being Upon Guidance
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3704
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3704
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، أَنَّ خُطَبَاءَ، قَامَتْ بِالشَّامِ وَفِيهِمْ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَامَ آخِرُهُمْ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ لَوْلاَ حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا قُمْتُ . وَذَكَرَ الْفِتَنَ فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدَى فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ . قَالَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ .هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَوَالَةَ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ .
Abu Al-Ash'ath As-Sana'ani Narrated from:
Some People Were Delivering Khutbah In Ash-Sham, And Among Them Were Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ). So The Last Of Them, A Man Called Murrah Bin Ka'B, Stood, And He Said: 'If It Were Not For A Hadith I Heard From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), I Would Not Have Stood (To Address You). He (ﷺ) Mentioned The Tribulations, And That They Would Be Coming Soon. Then A Man Who Was Concealed By A Garment Passed By. So He Said: "This One Will Be Upon Guidance That Day." So I Went Towards Him, And It Was 'Uthman Bin 'Affan. I Turned, Facing Him, And I Said: "This One?" He Said: "Yes."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3704In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 100English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3704
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3704
This Hadith about Uthman being upon guidance speaks about coming tribulations. Murrah bin Ka’b said he would not have stood to speak if he had not heard a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned trials that would come soon. Then a man passed by while covered with a garment, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “This one will be upon guidance that day.” Murrah went to see who it was and found that it was Uthman bin Affan. He asked, “This one?” and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم confirmed, “Yes.” The report is short but very direct. It connects Uthman with guidance during a time of fitnah, without adding details beyond the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم warned about trials that would come.
- Uthman is described in this narration as being upon guidance during that time.
- The companions cared about preserving and sharing what they heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- In times of fitnah, guidance is a serious matter.
