Othman Ebn Affan became a valued man. Especially after Al Hijra because of his good behaviors and his good manners, in addition to his situations that clearly illustrate his love to Islam and Muslims. His value and position among Muslims continued to grow day by day, especially that the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him trusted him very much and considered him a main pillar for the Muslim society.
One day Muslims planned to go for Umrah in Makkah and the men gathered for this purpose. When Muslims arrived to the boarders of Makkah, its people refused to let Muslims enter the city to perform Umrah. The Prophet told Omar Ebn Al Khattab “go to the leaders of Makkah and tell them that Muslims came for Umrah and not for a war”, but Omar Ebn Al Khattab replied “O Prophet, you know I would do anything you say, but you know how much the people of Makkah hate me, so if I entered Makkah, they will kill me instantly and I won’t be able to deliver your massage. I suggest that you send Othman Ebn Affan.”
The Prophet peace be upon him agreed with Omar Ebn Al Khattab and he asked Othman Ebn Affan to go to the leaders of Makkah, especially Abi Sofian who hated Islam and Muslims very much.
Othman Ebn Affan agreed to go and he went to the leaders of Makkah and told them that Muslims came to perform Umrah, and they didn’t come for a war. Othman was staring at the Kaaba while he was walking inside Makkah, so Abu Sofian told him “O Othman, you are a man with a high rank in our tribe, so if you want to do “Tawaf” around the Kaaba (walk a round the Kaaba), you can do it. In this situation Othman Ebn Affan replied “I will never do this, unless the Prophet do it first”.
In this time the Sahaba thought that Othman Ebn Affan performed Umrah without the rest of Muslims, but the Prophet said “I know very well that Othman will not do Tawaf or Umrah, unless I do it, even if he stayed in Makkah for years”. The Prophet trusted Othman very much and knew very well, that he is a man with deep faith and a man who stick to his word.
Kurysh tribe put Othman Ebn Affan in jail to think about the proper action to be taken towards Muslims, but a rumor was sent to Muslims saying that Othman was killed. The Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him became very angry and he told the rest of Muslims “let’s revenge for Othman Ebn Affan” and Muslims supported the Prophet which was called (Al Bayaah) and Muslims prepared for a war, but the truth appeared and Muslims knew that Othman wasn’t killed and he is in jail.
In this situation, a verse in the holy Quran was delivered to the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him with a meaning “Allah is supporting those who backed you in that day”, which means Muslims did the right thing in this situation. By the end of this problem, Muslims and Kurysh leaders decided to make a pact which was called Sulh Al Hudaybeya (an agreement for peace between the two parties) and Othman was back to his family, after spending days in Makkah refusing to perform Umrah without the Prophet Mohammed being beside him.
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