Uthman ibn cAffan ibn Abi'l-cAs ibn Umayyah ibn cAbd Shams ibn cAbd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Kacb ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi al-Amawi (al-Makki y luego al-Madani), Abu cAmr, y se ha dicho que Abu cAbdullah y Abu Layla.

Uthman ibn cAffan ibn Abi’l-cAs ibn Umayyah ibn cAbd Shams ibn cAbd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Kacb ibn Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi al-Amawi (al- Makki and then later al-Madani) Abu cAmr, and it has been said Abu cAbdullah and Abu Layla.

Nació en el sexto año después del Elefante, y aceptó el Islam muy temprano, siendo uno de aquellos a quienes as-Siddiq llamó al Islam. Emigró en ambas emigraciones: la primera a Abisinia y la segunda a Medina.

He was born in the sixth year after the Elephant, and he accepted Islam very early on, being one of those whom as-Siddiq called to Islam. He emigrated on both emigrations: the first to Abyssinia and the second to Madinah.

Se casó con Ruqayyah, hija del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ, antes de la profecía, y ella murió mientras él estaba con ella durante las noches de la batalla de Badr. Se quedó atrás de Badr debido a la enfermedad de ella, con el permiso del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ, quien le asignó una porción del botín y lo recompensó, por lo que se le cuenta entre los de Badr por ello.

He married Ruqayyah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, before prophethood, and she died with him during the nights of the Battle of Badr. He was held back from Badr, because of her becoming ill, with the permission of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who assigned a portion of the spoils to him and rewarded him, and so he is counted among the people of Badr because of that.

Un mensajero trajo la buena noticia de la victoria de los musulmanes en Badr el mismo día en que la enterraron en Medina. El Mensajero de Allah ﷺ la casó con su hermana Umm Kulthum después de ella, y más tarde ella murió [estando casada] con él en el noveno año de la Hégira.

A messenger brought the good news of the victory of the Muslims at Badr on the same day that they buried her in Madinah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married him to her sister Umm Kulthum after her, and she later died [while married] with him in the ninth year of the Hijrah.

Los hombres de conocimiento dijeron: No conocemos a nadie, aparte de él, que haya desposado a dos hijas de un profeta, y por ese motivo se le conoce como Dhu'n-Nurayn, el Poseedor de las Dos Luces.

The men of knowledge said: We don’t know of anyone who married two daughters of a prophet apart from him, and for that reason he is known as Dhu’n-Nurayn - the Possessor of Two Lights.

Fue uno de los primeros en abrazar el Islam (as-Sabiqun al-Awwalun), el primero de los Muhajirun, uno de los diez a quienes se atestiguó que estaban destinados al Jardín, y uno de los seis con quienes el Mensajero de Allah ﷺ estaba complacido cuando murió. Fue uno de los Compañeros que memorizaron todo el Corán, y de hecho Ibn cAbbad dijo: «Ninguno de los califas memorizó todo el Corán excepto él y al-Ma’mun». Ibn Sa'd dijo: El Mensajero de Allah ﷺ lo designó como su representante a cargo de Madinah durante las expediciones militares a Dhat ar-Riqa' y Ghatafan.

He was one of the first outstrippers (as-Sabiqun al-Awwalun), the first of the Muhajirun, one of the ten for whom it was witnessed that they were destined for the Garden, and one of the six with whom the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was pleased when he died. He was one of the Companions who memorised all of the Qur’an, and indeed Ibn cAbbad said, ‘None of the khulafa’ memorised all of the Qur’an except for him and al-Ma’mun.’ Ibn Sacd said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, appointed him as his deputy in charge of Madinah during the military expeditions to Dhat ar-Riqac and Ghatafan.

Se han narrado de él ciento cuarenta y seis hadices del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ.

One hundred and forty-six hadith of his have been narrated from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Del mismo modo, sobre la autoridad del Profeta ﷺ, la siguiente narración relacionada: Zaid ibn Jalid al-Juhani, Ibn az-Zubair, as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid, Anas ibn Malik, Zaid ibn Zabit, Salamah ibn al-Akwa', Abu Umamah al-Bahili, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Mugaffal, Abu Qatadah, Abu Hurayrah y otros Compañeros, que Allah esté complacido con ellos, y un gran número de otros de los Seguidores (entre ellos Abban ibn Utsman, Ubaydullah ibn Adi, Humran y otros).

The following related hadith from him: Zaid ibn Khalid al-Juhani, Ibn az-Zubayr, as-Sa’ib ibn Yazid, Anas ibn Malik, Zaid ibn Thabit, Salamah ibn al-Akwac, Abu Umamah al-Bahili, Ibn cAbbas, Ibn cUmar, cAbdullah ibn Mughaffal, Abu Qatadah, Abu Hurayrah and other Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and a great number of others of the Followers (of them Abban ibn cUthman, cUbaydullah ibn cAdi, Humran and others).

Ibn Sa'd narró que 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hatib dijo: No vi a ninguno de los compañeros del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ que, cuando narraba un hadiz, lo narrara de forma más completa y excelente que 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, salvo que se tratara de un hombre que sentía temor reverencial ante el hadiz.

Ibn Sacd narrated that cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Hatib said: I saw none of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who, when he narrated a hadith, narrated it more completely and more excellently than cUthman ibn cAffan, unless it was a man who was in awe of the hadith.

Narró que Muhammad ibn Sirin dijo que cUthman era el más conocedor de ellos en los ritos del Hayy, y después de él, Ibn cUmar.

He narrated that Muhammad ibn Sirin said that cUthman was the most knowledgeable of them in the rites of the Hajj, and then after him, Ibn cUmar.

Al-Bayhaqi narró en su Sunan que cAbdullah ibn cUmar ibn Abban al-Jucfi dijo: Mi tío materno Husáin al-Jucfi dijo: "¿Sabes por qué se llamó a cUthmán el Poseedor de las Dos Luces?". Respondí: "No". Dijo: "Desde que Allah creó a Adán, nadie se ha unido a dos hijas de un profeta, ni se unirá, hasta que llegue la Hora, salvo cUthmán; por eso se le llamó el Poseedor de las Dos Luces". Abu Nucaym narró que al-Hasan dijo: "A cUthmán solo se le llamó el Poseedor de las Dos Luces porque no se conoce a nadie, aparte de él, que haya cerrado su puerta sobre dos hijas de un profeta".

Al-Bayhaqi narrated in his Sunan that cAbdullah ibn cUmar ibn Abban al-Jucfi said: My maternal uncle Hussein al-Jucfi said, ‘Do you realise why cUthman was called the Possessor of Two Lights?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘No-one has ever been united to two daughters of a prophet since Allah created Adam (nor will be) until the Hour n rises other than cUthman, and for that reason he was called the Possessor of Two Lights.’ Abu Nucaym narrated that al-Hasan said: cUthman was only called the Possessor of Two Lights because no-one is known of who closed his door upon two daughters of a prophet other than him.

Khaythamah narró en Fada'il as-Sahabah e Ibn 'Asakir que 1 'Ali ibn Abi Talib fue preguntado por 'Uthman, y dijo: Aquel es un hombre que en la Asamblea Suprema es llamado el Poseedor de Dos Luces. Fue yerno del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ, con dos de sus hijas.

Khaythamah narrated in Fada'ilas-Sahabah and Ibn cAsakir that 1 Ali ibn Abi Talib was asked about cUthman and he said: That was a man who is called in the Highest Assembly the Possessor of Two Lights. He was the son-in-law of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with two of his daughters.

Al-Malini narró con una cadena de transmisión (isnad) en la que hay cierta debilidad, que Sahl ibn Sa'd dijo: Se dice de 'Uzmán "el Poseedor de las Dos Luces" porque pasará de una morada a otra en el Jardín y brillarán para él dos destellos de relámpago, y por esa razón se dice de él.

Al-Malini narrated with an isnad in which there is some weakness that Sahl ibn Sacd said: It is said about cUthman ‘the Possessor of Two Lights’ because he will pass from one abode to another in the Garden and there will gleam forth for him two flashes of lightning, and it is for that reason that is said about him.

Dijo: Se le dio la kunya de Abu cAmr en la Yahiliyya; luego, en tiempos del Islam, Ruqayya dio a luz a cAbdullah para él, y tomó de él su kunya (Abu cAbdullah).

He said: He was given the kunyah of Abu cAmr in the Jahiliyyah, then in the time of Islam, Ruqayyah gave birth to cAbdullah for him, and he took his kunyah from him (Abu cAbdullah).

Su madre era Arwa bint Kurayz ibn Rabicah ibn Habib ibn cAbd Shams (ibn cAbd Manaf), y su madre era Umm Hakim al-Bayda’ bint cAbd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, quien era la hermana gemela del padre del Mensajero de Allah ﷺ. La madre de cUthman era la hija de la tía paterna del Profeta ﷺ.

His mother was Arwa bint Kurayz ibn Rabicah ibn Habib ibn cAbd Shams (ibn cAbd Manaf) and her mother was Umm Hakim al-Bayda’ bint cAbd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and she was the twin sister of the father of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The mother of cUthman was the daughter of the paternal aunt of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Ibn Ishaq dijo: Fue el primero en aceptar el Islam después de Abu Bakr, 'Ali y Zaid ibn Harizah.

Ibn Ishaq said: He was the first to accept Islam after Abu Bakr, 'Ali and Zaid ibn Harithah.

Ibn 'Asakir narró por diversas vías que 'Uthman era de estatura mediana: no era bajo ni alto, con un rostro hermoso, tez clara tirando a rojizo, en su cara las marcas de la viruela, barba poblada, de miembros grandes, hombros anchos, pantorrillas robustas, antebrazos largos, con vello que cubría ambos antebrazos, cabello rizado pero calvo en la parte delantera de la cabeza, el más hermoso de los hombres en los dientes incisivos, sus mechones caían por debajo de las orejas y los teñía de amarillo, y había fortalecido sus dientes con oro.

Ibn cAsakir narrated by various routes that cUthman was of middle stature - he was not short, nor was he tall - with a beautiful face, a fair complexion tinged with red, on his face the marks of smallpox, with a full beard, large-limbed, broad-shouldered, plump in the shank, long in the forearms, hair covering both his forearms, curly-haired but balding to the fore of his head, the most beautiful of people in the fore-teeth, his locks fell beneath his ears and he coloured them with yellow, and he had strengthened his teeth with gold.

Ibn 'Asākir narró que 'Abdullāh ibn Ḥazm al-Māzinī dijo: Vi a 'Uthmān ibn 'Affān y nunca he visto a un hombre ni a una mujer con un rostro más hermoso que el suyo.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAbdullah ibn Hazm al-Mazini said: I saw cUthman ibn cAffan and I have never seen a man or a woman! with a more beautiful face than him.

Narró que Musa ibn Talhah dijo: cUthman ibn cAffan era el más hermoso de las personas.

He narrated that Musa ibn Talhah said: cUthman ibn cAffan was the most beautiful of people.

Ibn ʿAsākir narró que Usāmah ibn Zayd dijo: El Mensajero de Allah ﷺ me envió a casa de ʿUthmān con un plato en el que había carne. Entré y allí estaba Ruqayyah, que Allah esté complacido con ella, sentada. 1

Ibn cAsakir narrated that Usamah ibn Zaid said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent me to cUthman’s house with a dish in which was meat. I went in, and there was Ruqayyah, may Allah be pleased with her, seated. 1

Comenzó a mirar el rostro de Ruqayyah en una ocasión y en otra el rostro de ʿUthmān. Cuando regresé, el Mensajero de Allah ﷺ me preguntó: «¿Entraste a verlos?». Respondí: «Sí». Dijo: «¿Has visto a una pareja más hermosa que ellos?». Respondí: «No, Mensajero de Allah». Ibn Saʿd narró que Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥārith at-Taymī dijo: Cuando ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān abrazó el Islam, su tío paterno, al-Ḥakam ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayyah, lo tomó, lo ató con una cuerda y le dijo: «¿Deseas abandonar la religión de tus padres por una religión innovada? Por Allah, no te dejaré hasta que renuncies a aquello en lo que estás metido». ʿUthmān dijo: «Por Allah, no lo abandonaré ni lo dejaré». Cuando al-Ḥakam vio su firmeza en su dīn, lo dejó.

began to look at the face of Ruqayyah one time and another time at the face of cUthman. When I returned, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, questioned me and asked me, ‘Did you go in to them?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Have you seen a couple more beautiful than them?’ I said, ‘No, Messenger of Allah.’ Ibn Sacd narrated that Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi said: When cUthman bin cAffan became a Muslim, his paternal uncle, al-Hakam ibn Abi’l-cAs ibn Umayyah took hold of him, bound him with rope, and said, ‘Do you wish to leave the religion of your fathers for an innovated deeni By Allah, I will not leave you until you give up that which you are involved in.’ cUthman said, ‘By Allah, I will not give it up nor abandon it.’ When al-Hakam saw his firmness in his deen he left him.

Abu Yacla narró que Anas dijo: El primero en emigrar con su familia a los abisinios fue cUthman ibn cAffan. El Profeta ﷺ dijo: «Que Allah los acompañe a ambos. cUthman es el primero en emigrar con su familia por causa de Allah desde Lut.» Ibn cAdi narró que CA'ishah, que Allah esté complacido con ella, dijo: Cuando el Profeta ﷺ casó a su hija Umm Kulthum, le dijo: «Tu esposo, de entre todos los hombres, es el que más se parece a tu abuelo Ibrahim y a tu padre Muhammad ﷺ.» Ibn cAdi e Ibn cAsakir narraron que Ibn cUmar dijo: El Mensajero de Allah ﷺ dijo: «Encontramos en cUthman un parecido con nuestro padre Ibrahim.»

Abu Yacla narrated that Anas said: The first one to emigrate with his family to the Abyssinians was cUthman ibn cAffan. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘May Allah accompany the two of them. cUthman is the first to emigrate with his family for the sake of Allah since Lut.’ Ibn cAdi narrated that CA’ ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married away his daughter Umm Kulthum, he said to her, ‘Your husband, of all men, is the one who most resembles your grandfather Ibrahim and your father Muhammad.’ Ibn cAdi and Ibn cAsakir narrated Ibn cUmar said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘We find a resemblance in cUthman to our father Ibrahim.’