Ruhama’ Baynahum Vol. 4 Answering The Allegations Of Nepotism Against Uthman

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidina Muawiyah And the allegations against him   The critics have a distinctive hatred for Sayyidina Muawiyah radiya Llahu ‘anhu. They utter very nasty remarks about the era of his governorship and caliphate. According to the opposition, this was a dark era in which each and every custom of Islam was wiped out. Islamic rites were done away with and the ways of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents    ‘Abdullah ibn Sa’d ibn Abi Sarh And the allegations against him   The critics have levelled a number of accusations against Sayyidina ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu on account of Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn Sa’d ibn Abi Sarh radiya Llahu ‘anhu. For example, he removed an experienced and mature Sahabi (Sayyidina ‘Amr ibn al ‘As radiya Llahu ‘anhu) from Egypt without any reason and appointed […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Marwan ibn al Hakam And the allegations against him   One of the relatives whom Sayyidina ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu gave state responsibilities to was Marwan ibn al Hakam. He is disparaged for a number of reasons just as the other relatives of Sayyidina ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu. His excellences were declared non-existent and his flaws were publicised whereas if a person has […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Three   The issue in this section will be tackled from two angles. First, the Shar’i perspective of nepotism will be discovered; in which instances is it praiseworthy and correct in the Shari’ah and in which cases is it despised and disliked. The second angle is to analyse this issue in the light of historical details. The eras leading up to the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Four Financial Gifts for Relatives   In the previous discussions, the relatives of Sayyidina ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu being appointed to offices was explained. In the fourth discussion, the object is to focus on the monetary gifts to his relatives. The critics of the ‘Uthmani era have leveled a number of accusations in this regard. They write that Sayyidina ‘Uthman radiya Llahu […]