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Musnad Ahmad 557 (Book 4, Hadith 149) #34223
Swearing Allegiance to Uthman and Ali

SUMMARY: AbdurRahman bin 'Awf swore allegiance to Uthman and not Ali, but it was not his fault as he had offered the same allegiance to Ali first.

It was narrated that Abu Wa'il said: I said to 'AbdurRahman bin 'Awf: How could you swear allegiance to 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) and not to 'Ali (رضي الله عنه)? He said: It is not my fault. I started with 'Ali and said: I swear allegiance to you in accordance with the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger, and the way of Abu Bakr and ʼUmar (رضي الله عنهما) . He said: As much as I can. Then I offered it to 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) and he accepted it.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنِي قَبِيصَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ كَيْفَ بَايَعْتُمْ عُثْمَانَ وَتَرَكْتُمْ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَا ذَنْبِي قَدْ بَدَأْتُ بِعَلِيٍّ فَقُلْتُ أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ وَسِيرَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَرَضْتُهَا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَبِلَهَا‏.‏

TOPICS
allegiance  *  affn  *  assiddeeq  *  uthman  *  ali  *  bakr  *  omar

QUICK LESSONS:
Be loyal towards your leaders; strive for justice; be honest in your dealings with others; be true to your word when making promises or commitments
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a conversation between Abu Wa'il and AbdurRahman bin 'Awf. The latter was asked why he swore allegiance to Uthman instead of Ali. He replied that it was not his fault as he had offered the same oath of loyalty to both, but only Uthman accepted it. This hadith teaches us that we should be loyal and faithful towards our leaders, even if they are different from what we expect them to be. We should also strive for justice in all matters, even if it means going against our own desires or opinions. Furthermore, this hadith also shows us the importance of being honest in our dealings with others and being true to our word when making promises or commitments.

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