Othman Ebn Affan played a great role in building the Islamic community when Omar Ebn Al Khattab was the Caliph. Othman was one of Omar’s main consultants, as he joined him with Aly Ebn Abi Taleb all the time, in different events and in all the achievements Omar realized.
When Omar Ebn Al Khttab was dying in the twenty third year of Al Hijra, Omar refused to chose a man who will be a Caliph, after his death. When the people asked Omar to chose a Caliph so that the people won’t fight for power, he said “I would chose Abu Obaid Ebn Al Garrah because the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him said he is the honest man of the nation, but he is dead. I would also have chosen Salem Mola Abu Hozaifa because the Prophet said he loves Allah a lot, but both men are dead, so I will chose six men to chose who will be the Caliph and the men are; Othman Ebn Affan, Aly Ebn Abi Taleb, Abdulrahman Ebn Auf, Talha Ebn Obid Allah, Al Zubair Ebn Alawam and Saad Ebn Abi Wakkas”.
Omar continued “Abdullah Ebn Omar will help to the committee of six men to choose the Caliph, and I think they will choose Aly Ebn Abi Taleb or Othman Ebn Affan. I will not carry the responsibility of this choice when I’m still alive or when I’m dead.” Omar Ebn Al Khattab was afraid to choose a man who may not be perfect for this place, but he was sure that any man of the six men he names will be good for the important position, especially that he knew these men very well, since he worked and lived with them in the days since the days of the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him.
This makes us think carefully before choosing an assistant or a vice. In our days, the President or the governor usually chooses someone who will be serving their interests, but when we think deeply, we will find that Omar Ebn Al Khattab choose who will be the best for the whole nation. He did not choose a man who will honor his achievements after he dies, or a man who will always mention his name in every achievement the community realize. He chose honest men, who loved Allah and learned his teachings from the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, in order to serve the nation exactly like Omar Ebn Al Khattab did.
In the coming article we will discuss how the committee of six men gathered and choose the new Caliph (Othman Ebn Affan) to follow the steps of the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him, Abu Bakr Al Sedik and Omar Ebn Al Khattab.
To be continued…
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