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Musnad Ahmad 481, 482 (Book 4, Hadith 75) #34149
Uthman's (RA) Refusal to Disobey Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Teachings

SUMMARY: Uthman (RA) was given three options to choose from in a difficult situation, but he chose not to do any of them as they would go against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

lt was narrated from al-Mugheerah bin Shu'bah that he entered upon 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) when he was under siege and said: You are the leader of the people and there has befallen you what you see, I am going to suggest to you three options, choose one of them. Either go out and fight them, because you have numbers and strength, and you are in the right and they are in the wrong; or we will make another door for you other than the door where they are, then you can mount your animal and go to Makkah, for they will not try to kill you there; or go to Syria, for the people of Syria are good people and among them is Mu'awiyah'.Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said: As for going out and fighting. I will never be the first successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to shed blood among his ummah; as for going out to Makkah because they will never try to kill me there, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A man of Quraish will commit profanity in Makkah and half the punishment of the world will be upon him', and I will never be that one; as for going to Syria, because they are the people of Syria and Mu'awiyah is among them, I shall never leave the land to which I migrated, where I am close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ It was narrated from Ibn al-Mubarak. and he mentioned the same hadeeth, and said 'will commit profanity".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ إِمَامُ الْعَامَّةِ وَقَدْ نَزَلَ بِكَ مَا تَرَى وَإِنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ خِصَالًا ثَلَاثًا اخْتَرْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ إِمَّا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ فَتُقَاتِلَهُمْ فَإِنَّ مَعَكَ عَدَدًا وَقُوَّةً وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَهُمْ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ وَإِمَّا أَنْ نَخْرِقَ لَكَ بَابًا سِوَى الْبَابِ الَّذِي هُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَتَقْعُدَ عَلَى رَوَاحِلِكَ فَتَلْحَقَ بِمَكَّةَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَسْتَحِلُّوكَ وَأَنْتَ بِهَا وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَلْحَقَ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ وَفِيهِمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَمَّا أَنْ أَخْرُجَ فَأُقَاتِلَ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ خَلَفَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُمَّتِهِ بِسَفْكِ الدِّمَاءِ وَأَمَّا أَنْ أَخْرُجَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَسْتَحِلُّونِي بِهَا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يُلْحِدُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ بِمَكَّةَ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ نِصْفُ عَذَابِ الْعَالَمِ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا إِيَّاهُ وَأَمَّا أَنْ أَلْحَقَ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ وَفِيهِمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَلَنْ أُفَارِقَ دَارَ هِجْرَتِي وَمُجَاوَرَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَاه عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ يُلْحِدُ‏.‏

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey teachings, Think before making decisions

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the story of Uthman ibn Affan (RA), one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He was under siege and his people suggested three options for him, which were either fighting them, going out to Makkah or going to Syria. However, he refused all these options as they would go against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He said that he will never be the first successor of the Messenger of Allah who shed blood among his ummah; nor will he commit profanity in Makkah; nor will he leave the land where he migrated and is close to Prophet Muhammad. This hadith teaches us that we should always obey and follow what our beloved prophet has taught us no matter how difficult it may seem at times. We should also remember that we are responsible for our actions and must think before making decisions.

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