A Shi’ah Scholar on Sayyidina Abu ‘Amr ‘Utsman ibn ‘Affan (r.a.)
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ It is recorded, in Nasikh at-Tawarikh , by Imam Muhammad Taqi Lisan al-Mulk ( r.a. ), the Shi’ah scholar of sirah and ahadits , that Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas ( r.a. ) said, “May Allah have Mercy on Abu ‘Amr,” the kunya of Sayyidina ‘Utsman ibn ‘Affan ( r.a. ). “By Allah, he was the noblest and most righteous of men. He prayed a great deal at the time before dawn, shed many tears when he remembered the Fire, the first to do righteous deeds and to offer help at the time of calamity, beloved, confident and loyal, the one who equipped the army of Tabuk, the son-in-law of Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ).”