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Al-Bidayah wa an-NihayahIbn Kathir

of Riḍwān took place after ʿUthmān had gone to Mecca, so the Prophet ﷺ clasped his own right hand and said, “This is the hand of ʿUthmān.” He then struck it against his left hand and declared, “This pledge is on behalf of ʿUthmān.” Ibn ʿUmar said to the Egyptian, “Take that answer with you now.” Al-Bukhārī transmitted this narration alone; Muslim did not record it.

[Another Chain]

Imām Aḥmad (1) said: “Muʿāwiyah ibn ʿAmr narrated to us; Zāʾidah narrated to us, from ʿĀṣim, from Shaqīq (2), who said:

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf met al-Walīd ibn ʿUqbā. Al-Walīd (3) said to him, ‘Why do I see you avoiding the Commander of the Believers, ʿUthmān?’

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān replied, ‘Tell him from me that I did not flee on the Day of ʿAynayn’—ʿĀṣim said: that is, the Day of Uḥud—‘I did not stay behind on the Day of Badr, and I have not abandoned the practice of ʿUmar.’

Al-Walīd conveyed this to ʿUthmān, who said, ‘As for his saying that I fled on the Day of ʿAynayn—how can he reproach me for a sin that Allah has already pardoned? Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of something they had earned; yet Allah has pardoned them.” [Āl ʿImrān 3:155]

‘As for his saying that I stayed behind on the Day of Badr, I was tending to Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was ill, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ allotted me the share of a man who had been present—whoever is allotted his share by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is counted as having attended.

‘And regarding his claim that I have not abandoned ʿUmar’s practice—by Allah, neither he nor I have the strength to follow it completely. Go back to him and tell him that.’

[Another Report]

Al-Bukhārī (4) said: “Aḥmad ibn Shabīb ibn Saʿīd (5) narrated to us; my father narrated to us, from Yūnus.” Ibn Shihāb said:

ʿUrwah informed me that ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿAdī ibn al-Khiyār told him that al-Miswar ibn Makhramah and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Aswad ibn ʿAbd Yaghūth said, ‘What is preventing you from speaking to ʿUthmān about his brother al-Walīd? The people have spoken much about him.’ So I approached ʿUthmān when he came out to pray.

I said, ‘I have a request of you—it is a sincere counsel for you.’

He said, ‘O man, keep away from me.’

Abū ʿAbd Allah—Maʿmar—said: He meant, ‘I seek refuge in Allah from you.’ So I withdrew and returned to the two men. Then a messenger from ʿUthmān arrived, so I went to him. He asked, ‘What is your counsel?’

I said, ‘Allah sent Muḥammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed to him the Book. You were among those who responded to Allah and His Messenger, migrated the two migrations, accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and witnessed his guidance. Now the people have spoken frequently about the matter of al-Walīd.’

He asked, ‘Did you meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?’ I replied (6), ‘No, but knowledge of him has reached me as surely as a maiden receives what comes to her while she remains behind her curtain.’

He said, ‘To proceed: Allah sent Muḥammad with the truth, and I was among those who responded to Allah and His Messenger. I believed in what he was sent with, migrated the two migrations as you have mentioned, accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and pledged my allegiance to him. By Allah, I never disobeyed him nor betrayed him until Allah took him in death.’

(1) Musnad of Imam Ahmad, vol. 1, p. 68; its isnad is classified as hasan. (2) In the Ṭā’ edition: transmitted from Āṣim via Sufyān—this is a textual corruption (tahrīf). (3) In the alif edition: al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba. (4) Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 3696, in the chapter on the merits of the Companions. (5) In the Ṭā’ edition: Ibn Saʿd—this is a textual corruption; he is among the narrators recorded in al-Tahdhīb. (6) In the Ṭā’ edition: I wrote, “And what here is taken from the alif edition and from al-Bukhārī?”

الرضوان بعد ما ذهب عثمان إلى مكة، فقال النبي ﷺ بيده اليمنى: "هذه يد عثمان" فضرب بها على يده فقال: "هذه لعثمان" فقال له ابن عمر: اذهب بها الآن معك. تفرد به دون مسلم. [طريق أخرى] وقال الإمام أحمد (١) : حدَّثنا معاوية بن عمرو، حدَّثنا زائدة، عن عاصم، عن شقيق (٢) . قال: لقي عبد الرحمن بن عوف الوليدَ بن عقبة، فقال له الوليد (٣) : ما لي أراك جفوتَ أمير المؤمنين عثمان؟ فقال له عبد الرحمن: أبْلِغْهُ أني لم أفرَّ يوم عَيْنَيْنِ، قال عاصم: يقول يوم أُحُد- ولم أتخلَّف يوم بدر، ولم أترك سُنَّة عمر، قال: فانطلق فخبَّر بذلك عثمان فقال: أما قوله: إني لم أفرّ يوم عَيْنين؛ فكيف يعيرني بذنبٍ وقد عفا الله عني فقال: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْا مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ إِنَّمَا اسْتَزَلَّهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِبَعْضِ مَا كَسَبُوا وَلَقَدْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ﴾ [آل عمران: ١٥٥] وأما قوله: إني تخلفت يوم بدر، فإنّي كنتُ أمرّضُ رقيةَ بنتَ رسول اللّه ﷺ وقد ضربَ لي رسول الله ﷺ بسهمي، ومن ضرب له رسول الله ﷺ بسهمه فقد شهد، وأما قوله: ولم أترك سُنّة عمر، فإنّي لا أطيقها ولا هو، فائْتِهِ فحدِّثْهُ بذلك. [حديث آخر] قال البخاري (٤) : حدَّثنا أحمد بن شبيب بن سعيد (٥) ، حدَّثنا أبي، عن يونس، قال ابن شهاب: أخبرني عروة أن عبيد اللّه بن عدي بن الخيار أخبره: أن المِسْور بن مَخْرَمة وعبد الرحمن بن الأسود بن عبد يغوث قالا: ما يمنعكَ أن تكلم عثمان لأخيه الوليد فقد أكثر الناس فيه؟ فقصدت لعثمان حين خرج إلى الصلاة. فقلت: إنَّ لي إليك حاجةً، وهي نصيحة لك، فقال: يا أيها المرء منك. قال أبو عبد اللّه قال معمر: أعوذ باللّه منك -فانصرفتُ فرجعتُ إليهما إذ جاء رسول عثمان فأتيته فقال ما نصيحتك؟ فقلت: إن الله بعث محمدًا ﷺ بالحقّ وأنزلَ عليه الكتابَ، وكنتَ ممن استجاب للّه ولرسوله، وهاجرتَ الهجرتين، وصحبتَ رسول اللّه ﷺ ورأيتَ هديه، وقد أكثرَ النَّاسُ في شأن الوليد. فقال: أدركتَ رسول الله ﷺ ؟ قلتُ (٦) : لا! ولكن خلص إليّ من علمه ما يخلصُ إلى العذراءِ في سِترها، قال: أما بعد! فإن اللّه بعث محمدًا بالحق، وكنتُ ممن استجاب للّه ولرسوله، فآمنت بما بعث به، وهاجرت الهجرتين كما قلتَ، وصحبتُ رسولَ اللّه ﷺ وبايعتُهُ، فوالله ما عصيتُهُ ولا غششتُهُ حتى توفاه اللّه

(١) مسند الإمام أحمد (١/ ٦٨) وإسناده حسن. (٢) في ط: عن عاصم عن سفيان؛ تحريف. (٣) في أ: الوليد بن عقبة. (٤) صحيح البخاري (٣٦٩٦) في فضائل الصحابة. (٥) في ط: بن سعد؛ تحريف. وهو من رجال التهذيب. (٦) في ط: فقلت: وما هنا عن أ والبخاري.