Is it correct to say that there was weakness in the caliphate of Uthman?
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The questioner : The hadith that mentioned 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) succeeding Abu Bakr, as it came in the hadith (may Allah be pleased with him), stated that there was strictness in it. Is it correct to say, regarding the caliphate of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), that because he lost his caliphate, Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was a weak personality? No, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
The Shaykh : because he did not speak about Uthman; he was not mentioned at all.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, is it correct to say that Uthman was a weak personality, unlike 'Umar who was?
The Shaykh : Where is that taken from? Uthman was not mentioned.
The questioner : Who? Who?
The Shaykh : He was not mentioned in the hadith. Abu Bakr and 'Umar were mentioned because they are the best of the caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them both).
The questioner : With strictness.
The Shaykh : Uthman was not mentioned at all.
The questioner : And Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Let him employ more."
The Shaykh : The Messenger did not mention Uthman. What is this? He hated that.
The questioner : I do not mean that.
The Shaykh : Only Abu Bakr and 'Umar were mentioned.
The questioner : I mean the strictness, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is no strictness. Uthman was not spoken about, neither with strictness nor leniency, and his caliphate was not discussed at all. You know the strictness or leniency of a caliph from his biography; it is not necessary that the Messenger specifies everything.
There was weakness in it, then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
كان فيها ضعف ثم عمر بن الخطابThe Shaykh : because he did not speak about Uthman; he was not mentioned at all.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, is it correct to say that Uthman was a weak personality, unlike 'Umar who was?
The Shaykh : Where is that taken from? Uthman was not mentioned.
The questioner : Who? Who?
The Shaykh : He was not mentioned in the hadith. Abu Bakr and 'Umar were mentioned because they are the best of the caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them both).
The questioner : With strictness.
The Shaykh : Uthman was not mentioned at all.
The questioner : And Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Let him employ more."
The Shaykh : The Messenger did not mention Uthman. What is this? He hated that.
The questioner : I do not mean that.
The Shaykh : Only Abu Bakr and 'Umar were mentioned.
The questioner : I mean the strictness, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is no strictness. Uthman was not spoken about, neither with strictness nor leniency, and his caliphate was not discussed at all. You know the strictness or leniency of a caliph from his biography; it is not necessary that the Messenger specifies everything.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3708 - 4600 هل يصح أن يقول أن خلافة عثمان كان فيها ضعف؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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