Sahih al-Bukhari 3698

Translation

(the son of Muhib) An Egyptian who came and performed the Hajj to the Kaʿba saw some people sitting. He enquire, "Who are these people?" Somebody said, "They are the tribe of Quraish." He said, "Who is the old man sitting amongst them?" The people replied, "He is ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar." He said, "O Ibn ʿUmar! I want to ask you about something; please tell me about it. Do you know that ʿUthman fled away on the day (of the battle) of Uhud?" Ibn ʿUmar said, "Yes." The (Egyptian) man said, "Do you know that ʿUthman was absent on the day (of the battle) of Badr and did not join it?" Ibn ʿUmar said, "Yes." The man said, "Do you know that he failed to attend the Ar Ridwan pledge and did not witness it (i.e. Hudaibiya pledge of allegiance)?" Ibn ʿUmar said, "Yes." The man said, "Allahu Akbar!" Ibn ʿUmar said, "Let me explain to you (all these three things). As for his flight on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah has excused him and forgiven him; and as for his absence from the battle of Badr, it was due to the fact that the daughter of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was his wife and she was sick then. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "You will receive the same reward and share (of the booty) as anyone of those who participated in the battle of Badr (if you stay with her).' As for his absence from the Ar-Ridwan pledge of allegiance, had there been any person in Mecca more respectable than ʿUthman (to be sent as a representative). Messenger of Allah ﷺ would have sent him instead of him. No doubt, Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent him, and the incident of the Ar-Ridwan pledge of Allegiance happened after ʿUthman had gone to Mecca. Messenger of Allah ﷺ held out his right hand saying, 'This is ʿUthman's hand.' He stroke his (other) hand with it saying, 'This (pledge of allegiance) is on the behalf of ʿUthman.' Then Ibn ʿUmar said to the man, 'Bear (these) excuses in mind with you.'

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Other narrations of this report

Sahih al-Bukhari 3130Sahih al-Bukhari 4066Musnad Ahmad 5772Musnad Ahmad 6011al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (al-Tabarani) 126al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (al-Tabarani) 6283

Narrators

1. 1
   ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

   One of the Companions who narrated most often, and one of the ʿAbādilah; he was among the people most strict in following the narrations (athar).d. 72 AH, or 73 AH, or 74 AH, also said: 75 AH
   عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِأحد المكثرين من الصحابة والعبادلة ، وكان من أشد الناس اتباعا للأثر
   قال
2. 2
   ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. after 120 AH
   عُثْمَانُ هُوَ ابْنُ مَوْهَبٍثقة
   حدثنا
3. 3
   Abū ʿAwānah

   trustworthy and meticulous (thiqah thabt), from the seventh generation (ṭabaqah)d. 175, or 176 AH
   أَبُو عَوَانَةَثقة ثبت ، من السابعة
   حدثنا
4. 4
   Mūsā b. Ismāʿīl

   trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. 223 AH, or 226 AH
   مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَثقة ثبت
   حدثنا
5. 5
   al-Bukhārī

   a mountain of memorization and the leader of the world in the comprehension of hadith (jabal al-ḥifẓ wa-imām al-dunyā fī fiqh al-ḥadīth)d. 256 AH
   الْبُخَارِيُّجبل الحفظ وإمام الدنيا في فقه الحديث

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