Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/181)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

[Section: The Rāfidī’s allegations concerning Uthman—may Allah be pleased with him]
[The matters for which the Rāfidī condemned Uthman—may Allah be pleased with him]

Section (1)

The Rāfidī (2) said:

“As for Uthman, he appointed over the Muslims’ affairs men unfit to govern. The wickedness of some of them became apparent (3), and so did the treachery of others. He distributed the governorships among his relatives. He was repeatedly reproached for this, yet he did not desist. He appointed al-Walīd ibn Uqba, whose drinking of wine eventually became apparent, and who led the people in prayer while intoxicated. He appointed Saīd ibn al-Ās governor of Kufa, and conduct emerged from him that led the people of Kufa to expel him. He appointed Abd Allah ibn Sa‘d ibn Abī Sarh (4) governor of Egypt until its inhabitants complained of his conduct. He then wrote to him privately, instructing him to remain in office, contrary to what he had written to him openly, and ordered (5) the killing of Muhammad ibn Abī Bakr. He appointed Muāwiya governor of Syria, and he stirred up the civil strife that he did. He appointed Abd Allah ibn Āmir (6) governor of Basra (7),

(1) The heading *Fasl* (“Section”) is omitted from (H) and (R). (2) In (K): p. 140 (M), 141 (M). (3) (N), (M), and (R) read: *al-fisqu* (“wickedness”). (4) (K) reads: “Abd Allah ibn Abī Sarh.” (5) (K) reads: *wa-amarahu* (“and ordered him”). (6) (B) alone reads: “Āmir ibn Abd Allah.” This is an error. He was Abd Allah ibn Āmir ibn Kurayz ibn Rabīa al-Umawī, Abū Abd al-Rahman—may Allah be pleased with him. He was appointed governor of Basra during Uthman’s caliphate in 29 AH. He was born in Mecca in 4 AH and died there in 59 AH. He was Uthman ibn Affan’s maternal cousin. See Ibn al-Athīr, *al-Kāmil*, 3/206; *al-Isāba*, 2/320–321; and *al-Alām*, 4/228. (7) (K) reads: “Iraq.”

[فصل كلام الرافضي على عثمان رضي الله عنه] [الأمور التي أنكرها الرافضي على عثمان رضي الله عنه] فَصْلٌ (١) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٢) : " وَأَمَّا عُثْمَانُ فَإِنَّهُ وَلَّى أُمُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَنْ لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلْوِلَايَةِ، حَتَّى ظَهَرَ مِنْ بَعْضِهِمُ الْفُسُوقُ (٣) ، وَمِنْ بَعْضِهِمُ الْخِيَانَةُ، وَقَسَّمَ الْوِلَايَاتِ بَيْنَ أَقَارِبِهِ، وَعُوتِبَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ، وَاسْتَعْمَلَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ، حَتَّى ظَهَرَ مِنْهُ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ، وَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ سَكْرَانُ. وَاسْتَعْمَلَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْعَاصِ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ، وَظَهَرَ مِنْهُ مَا أَدَّى إِلَى أَنْ أَخْرَجَهُ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ مِنْهَا. وَوَلَّى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ (٤) مِصْرَ حَتَّى تَظَلَّمَ مِنْهُ أَهْلُهَا، وَكَاتَبَهُ أَنْ يَسْتَمِرَّ عَلَى وِلَايَتِهِ سِرًّا، خِلَافَ مَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ جَهْرًا، وَأَمَرَ (٥) بِقَتْلِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ. وَوَلَّى مُعَاوِيَةَ الشَّامَ، فَأَحْدَثَ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ مَا أَحْدَثَ. وَوَلَّى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَامِرٍ (٦) الْبَصْرَةَ (٧)

(١) فَصْلٌ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ح) ، (ر) . (٢) فِي (ك) ص ١٤٠ (م) ١٤١ (م) . (٣) ن، م، ر: الْفِسْقُ. (٤) ك: عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي سَرْحٍ. (٥) ك: وَأَمَرَهُ. (٦) ب فَقَطْ: عَامِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ، وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ كُرَيْزِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْأُمَوِيُّ، أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَلِيَ الْبَصْرَةَ فِي أَيَّامِ عُثْمَانَ سَنَةَ ٢٩ هـ وُلِدَ بِمَكَّةَ سَنَةَ ٤ هـ وَتُوُفِّيَ بِهَا سَنَةَ ٥٩، وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَالَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، انْظُرِ الْكَامِلَ لِابْنِ الْأَثِيرِ: ٣/٢٠٦، الْإِصَابَةَ ٢/٣٢٠ - ٣٢١، الْأَعْلَامَ ٤/٢٢٨ (٧) ك: الْعِرَاقَ.