بَابُ مَنَاقِبِ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةِ (رضي الله عنهم)

(1) His statement “Be still, Uhud, etc.”: meaning that the companionship of those with firmness and dignity must have an effect free of ostentation. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله : أثبت أحد إلخ : أي وصحبة أهل التمكين والوقار لا بد لها من تأثير خال عن الإظهار. كذا في «المرقاة».

(1) His statement “despite a trial”: meaning with a great affliction. Uthman was singled out with this despite Umar also facing trials, due to the magnitude of Uthman’s trial, especially with the prolonged duration and lack of support from prominent figures. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله: على بلوى: أي مع بلية عظيمة، وإنما خص عثمان به مع أن عمر الله أيضًا ابتلي به لعظم ابتلاء عثمان، لا سيما مع امتداد الزمان وقلة الأعوان من الأعيان. كذا في «المرقاة».

(1) His statement “Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, etc.”: The commentator said: Abu Bakr and those conjoined with him are the subject, and “may Allah be pleased with them” is the predicate, with the phrase being the object of “say.” The statement “the Messenger of Allah was alive” is a parenthetical clause, meaning we used to mention these three as those whom Allah is pleased with. In some versions, after “alive,” it says: “the best of the Prophet’s nation are Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them),” meaning we remained silent about the rest. In a narration by At-Tirmidhi from him, he said: “We used to compare during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), saying: Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, and this reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he did not object.” (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله : أبو بكر وعمر وعثمان إلخ : قال شارح: أبو بكر وما عطف عليه مبتدأ خبره رضي الله عنهم، والجملة مقول القول، و«رسول الله حي جملة معترضة، أي كنا نذكر هؤلاء الثلاثة بأن الله تعالى رضي عنهم. وفي بعض النسخ بعد قوله: «حي»: أفضل أمة النبي الله أبو بكر وعمر وعثمان رضي الله عنهم، أي ونسكت عن الباقين. وفي رواية للترمذي عنه قال: كنا نفاضل على عهد رسول الله ، فنقول : أبو بكر ثم عمر ثم عثمان، فبلغ ذلك رسول الله ، فلا ينكره. كذا في «المرقاة».

(1) His statement “I was shown”: with a dammah on the hamzah, kasrah on the ra, and fathah on the ya, meaning I saw in my dream. His statement “tied” with a kasrah on the first letter, meaning connected or attached. His statement “leaders of this matter”: meaning the matter of religion. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله: أرى بضم الهمز وكسر الراء وفتح الياء، أي أبصر في منامه. وقوله: «نيط» بكسر أوله، أي علق. وقوله: ولاة الأمر» أي أمر الدين. كذا في «المرقاة».