Uthman ibn Affan ibn Abi’l-As ibn Umayyah ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Kaab ibn Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi al-Amawi (al-Makki dan kemudian al-Madani), Abu Amr, dan telah dikatakan Abu Abdullah dan 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.

Beliau dilahirkan pada tahun keenam selepas tahun Gajah, dan beliau memeluk Islam pada peringkat yang sangat awal, dan termasuk antara mereka yang diseru kepada Islam oleh as-Siddiq. Beliau berhijrah dalam kedua-dua hijrah: hijrah pertama ke Habsyah dan hijrah kedua ke Madinah.

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.

Dia mengahwini Ruqayyah, puteri Rasulullah ﷺ, sebelum kenabian, dan Ruqayyah wafat semasa beliau berada di sisi ﷺ pada malam-malam Perang Badar. Beliau tidak turut serta dalam Badar kerana isterinya jatuh sakit, dengan izin Rasulullah ﷺ, dan Rasulullah ﷺ menetapkan sebahagian daripada harta rampasan perang untuknya serta memberinya ganjaran. Oleh sebab itu, beliau termasuk dalam golongan ahli Badar.

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.

Seorang utusan membawa khabar gembira tentang kemenangan kaum Muslimin di Badar pada hari yang sama mereka mengebumikannya di Madinah. Rasulullah ﷺ mengahwinkan baginda dengan adik perempuannya, Umm Kulthum, selepas kematiannya, dan baginda kemudian wafat dalam keadaan masih berkahwin dengan Baginda ﷺ pada tahun kesembilan Hijrah.

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.

Para ulama berkata: Kami tidak mengetahui seorang pun selain beliau yang mengahwini dua orang puteri seorang nabi, dan kerana itulah beliau dikenali sebagai Dhu'n-Nurayn - Pemilik Dua Cahaya.

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.

Beliau termasuk dalam kalangan as-Sabiqun al-Awwalun, iaitu orang-orang yang terawal masuk Islam, dan merupakan golongan Muhajirin yang pertama. Beliau juga termasuk antara sepuluh orang yang disaksikan akan dijamin masuk ke Syurga, dan salah seorang daripada enam sahabat yang diredai oleh Rasulullah ﷺ ketika baginda wafat. Beliau adalah antara sahabat yang menghafal seluruh al-Qur'an, bahkan Ibn cAbbad berkata: "Tiada seorang pun daripada para khulafa' yang menghafal seluruh al-Qur'an kecuali beliau dan al-Ma'mun." Ibn Sa'd berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ melantik beliau sebagai timbalan baginda yang menguruskan Madinah semasa ekspedisi ketenteraan ke Dhat ar-Riqa' dan 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.

Seratus empat puluh enam hadis daripadanya telah diriwayatkan daripada Rasulullah 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.

Hadis berkaitan yang lain daripadanya: Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani, Ibnu az-Zubair, as-Sa'ib bin Yazid, Anas bin Malik, Zaid bin Thabit, Salamah bin al-Akwa', Abu Umamah al-Bahili, Ibnu 'Abbas, Ibnu 'Umar, 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal, Abu Qatadah, Abu Hurairah dan para Sahabat lain, semoga Allah meridai mereka, serta sejumlah besar tabi'in (antaranya Aban bin 'Uthman, 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi, Humran dan lain-lain).

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).

Ibnu Sa'd meriwayatkan bahawa 'Abdurrahman bin Hatib berkata: Saya tidak melihat seorang pun daripada sahabat Rasulullah ﷺ yang, apabila dia meriwayatkan sebuah hadis, meriwayatkannya dengan lebih lengkap dan lebih baik daripada 'Uthman bin 'Affan, kecuali seorang lelaki yang berasa gerun terhadap hadis itu.

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.

Dia meriwayatkan bahawa Muhammad bin Sirin berkata bahawa 'Uthman adalah yang paling mengetahui di antara mereka tentang rukun-rukun haji, dan selepas beliau, Ibnu 'Umar.

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 meriwayatkan dalam Sunan beliau bahawa cAbdullah bin cUmar bin Abban al-Jucfi berkata: Bapa saudara sebelah ibu saya, Hussein al-Jucfi, berkata, "Adakah kamu tahu mengapa cUthman digelar Pemilik Dua Cahaya?" Saya menjawab, "Tidak." Beliau berkata, "Tiada seorang pun yang disatukan dengan dua orang puteri seorang nabi sejak Allah menciptakan Adam (dan tidak akan ada) sehingga Hari Kiamat tiba, selain cUthman. Oleh sebab itulah beliau digelar Pemilik Dua Cahaya." Abu Nucaym meriwayatkan bahawa al-Hasan berkata: cUthman hanya digelar Pemilik Dua Cahaya kerana tidak diketahui ada seorang pun selain beliau yang menutup pintunya ke atas dua orang puteri seorang nabi.

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 meriwayatkan dalam Fada'ilas-Sahabah dan Ibn 'Asakir bahawa 1 'Ali bin Abi Talib pernah ditanya tentang 'Uthman, lalu beliau berkata: Dialah lelaki yang dinamakan di Al-Mala' Al-A'la sebagai Pemilik Dua Cahaya. Beliau ialah menantu Rasulullah ﷺ dengan dua orang puteri baginda.

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 meriwayatkan dengan satu isnad yang di dalamnya terdapat sedikit kelemahan, bahawa Sahl bin Sa'd berkata: Dikatakan tentang 'Uthman sebagai "Pemilik Dua Cahaya" kerana dia akan berpindah dari satu kediaman ke kediaman yang lain di dalam Syurga dan akan memancar baginya dua kilatan cahaya, dan kerana itulah dia digelar demikian.

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.

Beliau berkata: Dia diberi kunyah Abu 'Amr pada zaman Jahiliyyah, kemudian pada zaman Islam, Ruqayyah melahirkan 'Abdullah untuknya, lalu dia mengambil kunyahnya daripada anak itu (Abu 'Abdullah).

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).

Ibunya ialah Arwa binti Kurayz bin Rabi'ah bin Habib bin 'Abd Syams (bin 'Abd Manaf), dan ibunya pula ialah Ummu Hakim al-Bayda' binti 'Abd al-Muttalib bin Hasyim, dan beliau ialah kembar kepada bapa Rasulullah ﷺ. Ibu 'Utsman ialah anak perempuan kepada emak saudara sebelah bapa Nabi 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.

Ibnu Ishaq berkata: Dia adalah orang pertama yang memeluk Islam setelah Abu Bakar, 'Ali dan Zaid bin Harithah.

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

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan melalui pelbagai jalur bahawa 'Uthman berbadan sederhana tinggi — beliau tidak pendek dan tidak tinggi — dengan wajah yang tampan, kulit yang cerah kemerah-merahan, pada wajahnya terdapat bekas penyakit cacar, janggutnya lebat, berbadan besar dan bertulang kukuh, bahunya lebar, betisnya berisi, lengannya panjang, rambut menutupi kedua-dua lengannya, berambut kerinting tetapi botak di bahagian depan kepalanya, gigi depannya paling indah di kalangan manusia, rambutnya yang jatuh di bawah telinganya diwarnai dengan warna kuning, dan beliau telah menguatkan giginya dengan emas.

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.

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa 'Abdullah bin Hazm al-Mazini berkata: Aku telah melihat 'Uthman bin 'Affan dan aku tidak pernah melihat seorang lelaki mahupun seorang wanita yang mempunyai wajah yang lebih indah daripadanya.

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.

Beliau meriwayatkan bahawa Musa bin Talhah berkata: Uthman bin Affan adalah orang yang paling tampan di antara manusia.

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

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa Usamah bin Zaid berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ mengutus saya ke rumah 'Uthman dengan sebuah hidangan yang berisi daging. Saya masuk, dan di sana Ruqayyah, semoga Allah meridhainya, sedang duduk. 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

Mula melihat wajah Ruqayyah pada satu ketika dan pada ketika lain melihat wajah cUthman. Apabila saya kembali, Rasulullah ﷺ bertanya kepada saya dan berkata, 'Adakah kamu masuk menemui mereka?' Saya menjawab, 'Ya.' Baginda bertanya, 'Adakah kamu pernah melihat pasangan yang lebih cantik daripada mereka?' Saya menjawab, 'Tidak, wahai Rasulullah.' Ibn Sacd meriwayatkan bahawa Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-Harith at-Taymi berkata: Apabila cUthman bin cAffan memeluk Islam, bapa saudaranya sebelah bapa, al-Hakam bin Abi'l-cAs bin Umayyah, menangkapnya, mengikatnya dengan tali, lalu berkata, 'Adakah kamu mahu meninggalkan agama nenek moyangmu demi agama baharu yang direka-reka? Demi Allah, aku tidak akan membiarkanmu sehingga kamu meninggalkan apa yang kamu terlibat dengannya.' cUthman berkata, 'Demi Allah, aku tidak akan meninggalkannya atau melepaskannya.' Apabila al-Hakam melihat keteguhannya dalam agamanya, dia pun membiarkannya.

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 Ya'la meriwayatkan bahawa Anas berkata: Orang pertama yang berhijrah bersama keluarganya ke Habsyah ialah 'Uthman bin 'Affan. Nabi ﷺ bersabda: "Semoga Allah menyertai kedua-duanya. 'Uthman ialah orang pertama yang berhijrah bersama keluarganya di jalan Allah sejak zaman Lut." Ibn 'Adi meriwayatkan bahawa 'Aisyah, semoga Allah meredainya, berkata: Apabila Nabi ﷺ mengahwinkan puterinya Umm Kulthum, baginda bersabda kepadanya: "Suamimu, antara semua lelaki, ialah orang yang paling menyerupai datukmu Ibrahim dan ayahmu Muhammad ﷺ." Ibn 'Adi dan Ibn 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa Ibn 'Umar berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda: "Kami dapati pada 'Uthman persamaan dengan bapa kami 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.’