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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) in one of the gardens of Madinah when a man came and asked to enter. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Open for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise.’ I opened for him, and it was Abu Bakr. I informed him of what the Prophet (ﷺ) said, and he praised Allah. Then another man came and asked to enter, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Open for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise.’ I opened for him, and it was Umar. I informed him of what the Prophet (ﷺ) said, and he praised Allah. Then another man asked to enter, and he said to me: ‘Open for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise despite a trial 1 that will afflict him.’ It was Uthman. I informed him of what the Prophet (ﷺ) said, and he praised Allah, then said: ‘Allah is the One Whose help is sought.’”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 3693 (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2403a (unverified) 94% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (3)
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(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)
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(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».
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(2) قولہ: على بلوى۔ یعنی بڑی مصیبت آئے گی، اس میں حضرت عثمان کا خصوصیت سے ذکر فرمایا حالانکہ حضرت عمر بھی مصیبت سے دوچار ہوئے اس لئے کہ حضرت عثمان پر آنے والی مصیبت بڑی تھی، اور طویل زمانہ تک چلتی رہی اور عظیم شخصیتوں میں ان کے لئے معاونین بھی کم تھے۔(مرقات)