Sahih al-Bukhari 3872

Hadith text

Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Adi bin Al-Khiyar:That Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abd Yaghuth had said to him, "What prevents you from speaking to your uncle `Uthman regarding his brother Al-Walid bin `Uqba?" The people were speaking against the latter for what he had done. 'Ubaidullah said, "So I kept waiting for `Uthman, and when he went out for the prayer, I said to him, 'I have got something to say to you as a piece of advice.' `Uthman said, 'O man! I seek Refuge with Allah from you. So I went away. When I finished my prayer, I sat with Al-Miswar and Ibn 'Abd Yaghuth and talked to both of them of what I had said to `Uthman and what he had said to me. They said, 'You have done your duty.' So while I was sitting with them. `Uthman's Messenger came to me. They said, 'Allah has put you to trial." I set out and when I reached `Uthman, he said, 'What is your advice which you mentioned a while ago?' I recited Tashahhud and added, 'Allah has sent Muhammad and has revealed the Holy Book (i.e. Qur'an) to him. You (O `Uthman!) were amongst those who responded to the call of Allah and His Apostle and had faith in him. And you took part in the first two migrations (to Ethiopia and to Medina), and you enjoyed the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and learned his traditions and advice. Now the people are talking much about Al-Walid bin `Uqba and so it is your duty to impose on him the legal punishment.' `Uthman then said to me, 'O my nephew! Did you ever meet Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?' I said, 'No, but his knowledge has reached me as it has reached the virgin in her seclusion.' `Uthman then recited Tashahhud and said, 'No doubt, Allah has sent Muhammad with the Truth and has revealed to him His Holy Book (i.e. Qur'an) and I was amongst those who responded to the call of Allah and His Apostle and I had faith in Muhammad's Mission, and I had performed the first two migrations as you have said, and I enjoyed the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and gave the pledge of allegiance to him. By Allah, I never disobeyed him and never cheated him till Allah caused him to die. Then Allah made Abu Bakr Caliph, and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then `Umar became Caliph, and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then I became Caliph. Have I not then the same rights over you as they had over me?' I replied in the affirmative. `Uthman further said, 'Then what are these talks which are reaching me from you? As for what you have mentioned about Al-Walid bin 'Uqba, Allah willing, I shall give him the legal punishment justly.' Then `Uthman ordered that Al-Walid be flogged forty lashes. He ordered `Ali to flog him and he himself flogged him as well

Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Al-Khiyar bataate hain: Al-Miswar bin Makhrama aur Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin Abd Yaghuth ne unse kaha tha, "Aapko apne chacha Uthman se unke bhai Al-Walid bin Uqba ke baare mein baat karne se kya rokta hai?" Log unke (yaani Al-Walid ke) kiye hue kaam ke khilaf bahut kuch kah rahe the. Ubaidullah ne kaha, "Isliye main Uthman ka intezaar karte rahe, aur jab woh namaz ke liye bahar gaye, maine unse kaha, 'Mujhe aapse kuch kehna hai, ek naseehat ke tor par.' Uthman ne kaha, 'Aye shaks! Main tumse Allah ki panah maangta hoon.' Isliye main chala gaya. Jab maine apni namaz khatam ki, main Al-Miswar aur Ibn Abd Yaghuth ke saath baitha aur unhe bataya jo maine Uthman se kaha tha aur jo unhone mujhse kaha tha. Unhone kaha, 'Aapne apna farz nibhaya hai.' Isliye jabke main unke saath baitha tha, Uthman ka bheja hua shaks mere paas aaya. Unhone kaha, 'Allah ne aapko aazmaya hai.'" Main chal pada aur jab main Uthman tak pahuncha, unhone kaha, "Woh naseehat kya thi jo tumne thoda der pahle di?" Maine Tashah-hud padha aur joda, "Allah ne Muhammad ko bheja aur unpar Paak Kitaab (yaani Quran) nazil ki. Aap (Aye Uthman!) un logon mein the jinhone Allah aur uske Rasool ki pukar ka jawab diya aur unpar iman laaye. Aur aapne do hijraton mein hissa liya (Ethiopia aur Madina), aur Allah ke Rasool ki sohbat ka anubhav liya aur unki riwaajen aur naseehat seekhi. Ab log Al-Walid bin Uqba ke baare mein bahut kuch kah rahe hain, isliye yeh aapka farz hai ke unpar qanooni saza lagayen." Uthman ne phir mujhse kaha, "Aye mere bhatije! Kya tumne kabhi Allah ke Rasool se mulaqaat ki?" Maine kaha, "Nahi, magar unka ilm mujhtak pahuncha hai jaise woh apni ekaant mein baithi kuari tak pahunchta hai." Uthman ne phir Tashah-hud padha aur kaha, "Koi shak nahi, Allah ne Muhammad ko Haqq ke saath bheja aur unpar Paak Kitaab nazil ki, aur main unmein tha jinhone Allah aur uske Rasool ki pukar ka jawab diya aur Muhammad ke mission par iman laaya, aur maine do hijraten ki jaisa tumne kaha, aur maine Allah ke Rasool ki sohbat ka anubhav liya aur unhe bai'at di. Allah ki qasam, maine kabhi unki na-farmani nahi ki, na hi unke saath dhoka kiya jab tak Allah ne unhe intiqal karwaya. Phir Allah ne Abu Bakr ko Khalifa banaya, aur Allah ki qasam, maine kabhi unki na-farmani nahi ki, na hi unke saath dhoka kiya. Phir Umar Khalifa bane, aur Allah ki qasam, maine kabhi unki na-farmani nahi ki, na hi unke saath dhoka kiya. Phir main Khalifa bana. To kya mera bhi tumpar wahi haqq nahi hai jo unka tumpar tha?" Maine haan mein jawab diya. Uthman ne aage kaha, "Phir yeh kya baaten hain jo mujhtak tumse pahunch rahi hain? Jahaan tak Al-Walid bin Uqba ke baare mein tumne kaha, Insha Allah, main unhe insaaf se qanooni saza dunga." Phir Uthman ne hukum diya ke Al-Walid ko chaalis kode maare jaen. Unhone Ali ko hukum diya unhe kode maarne ka, aur unhone khud bhi unhe maara.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3872 · Book 63, Hadith 97