So far we have discovered the depths of pages of the life of Uthman and we
don’t know whether this page is white or black? But the researcher, who ponders
on these pages, will investigate and analyze and will discover the actual nature
and value of Uthman. The aim of this statement is that it should be an estimation
of the Caliph, and we will weigh what is narrated about him against this and if it
is equal, we will accept it. And if it is longer or shorter than that we will
understand that it was under the effect of exaggeration in excellence.
What we have listed for you till this point – like the decadence, nasty
temperament and harshness in manners, distress and pain, personal and natural
mischief, deviation in nature, corruption and evil of objectives, harshness in acts,
non-seriousness and injustice in issuing command, following selfish desires,
deviation from truth, decadence in self, error in view, extremism in speech,
numerous examples of this type, whose consequences is unworthy of praise –
does not leave the investigator scope to be inclined to regarding what is
mentioned about Uthman or which is wrongly attributed to him, whether its
authorities are strong or weak.
Like the views of the companions of the early period, which we placed
before you,1 do not leave any scope for these discussions regarding authenticity
of these fabrications, what to say about leaving any scope for proving that.
He is among those, who narrated these traditions without chains of narrators
or with chains of narrators a large number of followers of selfish desires, you will
find from Basri till Shami that in most instances their chains of narrators end at
one of the supporters of Uthman or his valueless relatives.
This shows that these traditions are fabrications of Muawiyah for the slain
Caliph, who made his incident a dice game to achieve his lofty aims and
Muawiyah spent much wealth to fabricate the excellence of his clan, the accursed
tree in Quran – Bani Umayyah generally, and progeny of Abul Aas especially.
In addition to that, majority of those reports are based on nonsensical
premises and weak arguments, whose justification is not possible.