Aban bin Uthman ibn Affan, a Muslim cleric who was the son of the Caliph

At present, it is difficult for us to imagine the son of a head of state becoming a scholar. The president's son became a big kiyai in his country, for example. Or if you are a governor, mayor, etc. become scholars who are deeply knowledgeable.

But in the golden age of Islam, we find that way. Umar bin al-Khattab had children and grandchildren of a great scholar among friends and tabi'in. namely Abdullah bin Umar. And his grandson named Salim ibn Abdullah bin Umar. Uthman bin Affan with his son Aban bin Uthman. Ali bin Abi Talib with two sons who became the chiefs of heavenly youth, Hasan and Hussein.

On this occasion, we will talk about Aban ibn Uthman ibn Affan radhallahu uma anhuma.

His childhood

Aban is a devout priest. The name and nasab are, Aban bin Uthman ibn Affan bin Abi al-Ash bin Umayyad ibn Abdusy Syam al-Qurasyi al-Umawi. Born in the holy city of Medina. Around the year 20 H. His mother was Ummu Amr binti Jundub bin Amr bin Humimah bin al-Harits ad-Dausi

Chew Abu Said. Ibn Saad said, "He was born happy. Because it was given kun-yah Abu Said (Father of Happiness). "

Aban grew up in the best environment. His father, al-Khalifah ar-Rashid, Uthman ibn Affan radhiallahu ‘anhu. The father is very concerned with him. Under the care of the father, who was the first person to embrace Islam, a person called the Prophet ﷺ as a resident of heaven, Angel was ashamed of him, of course Aban had a father and a very special life mentor. Making it grow in one of the best houses in the city of Medina. And the environment of the village, is no less special, the city of Medina. The place where the majority of friends live. And the prophetic aroma was still sniffed in the blowing wind of Medina.

Become a Ulama

The special environment in the city of Medina had a great influence on Aban thought and science. Until he became a prominent figure of ulama tabi'in and a prominent Islamic scholar. Amr bin Syu'aib said, "I do not see anyone who is more knowledgeable of him in matters of hadith and fiqh." (Al-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah, Juz: 3, p. 18).

Bilal bin Abi Muslim said, "I saw Aban bin Uthman, between his eyes there was a vague former prostration." (Thabaqat al-Kubra li Ibni Saad, No: 5912).

Ali bin al-Madini said that Yahya bin Said bin Qahthan said about Aban, "He was among the 10 Jurists of Medina." Ali asked, "Who are they?" "Said bin al-Musayyib, Abu Salamah bin Abdurrahman, al-Qasim bin Muhammad, Salim ibn Abdullah (ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab), Aurah ibn az-Zubair, Sulayman ibn Yasar, Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah, Qabishah bin Dzuaib, Khairjah bin Zaid bin Thabit, and Aban bin Uthman, "answered Yahya bin Said. (al-Madkhal ila as-Sunan al-Kubra, Juz: 1, p. 154).

Aban is a trusted hadith narrator. He narrated the hadith from his father and other companions of the Prophet. Like: Zaid bin Tsabit, Usamah bin Zaid, etc. Imam Muslim, at-Turmudzi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, narrated the hadith from him.



Like the hadith narrated at at-Turmudzi:

عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد عن أبيه عن أبان بن عثمان قال: سمعت عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما من عبد يقول فى صباح كل يوم ومساء كل ليلة بسم الله الذى لا يضر مع اسمه شىء فِى الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِى السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَيَضُرُّهُ شَىْءٌ

From Abdurrahman bin Abi az-Zinad, from his father, from Aban bin Uthman said, "I heard Uthman ibn Affan radahiallahu 'anhu said," Rasulullah ﷺ said,' There is no one uttering every morning and every evening evening reading 'bismillahilladzi laa yadhurrru ma'asmihi sya-un fil ardhi wa laa fis samaa 'wa huwas samii'ul' alim '(By mentioning the name of Allah that no one can give harm to His name on earth or in the sky, He is the Hearer again Knowing) three times, then no one can harm it. '"(Narrated by Tirmidhi No: 3388, Ibn Majah No: 3869. Abu Dawu No: 5088, Al Hafizh Abu Thohir said that this hadith sanad hasan).

وروى ابن سعد عن الحجاج بن فرافصة عن رجل قال: دخلت على أبان بن عثمان, فقال أبان: "من قال حين يصبح: لا إله إلا الله العظيم, سبحان الله العظيم وبحمده, لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله, عوفي من كل بلاء يومئذ" . قَالَ: وَبِأَبَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْفَالِجُ ، فَقَالَ: "إِنَّ الْحَدِيثَ كَمَا حَدَّثْتُكَ ، الا أَنَّهُ يَوْمَ أَصَابَنِي هَذَا

Narrated from Ibn Saad from al-Hajjaj bin Furafishah from a man, he said, "I met Aban bin Uthman. Aban said, "Who in the morning said: Laa ilaaha illallaah al-Azhim. Subhanallahi al-Azhimi wa bihamdihi. Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah (There is no righteous deity except Allah the Most Great. Exalted be glory to Allah the Great and all praise be to you), he was released from any disaster that day. "The narrator said," At that time Aban was paralyzed . He said, ‘This hadith is like I told you, namu when the day this paralysis hit me, at that time I didn't read this dhikr. '

Many figures of hadith experts and jurists learned from Aban bin Uthman. Among them: Muhammad bin Muslim bin Shihab az-Zuhri. Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Muthlibi. Amir bin Saad bin Abi Waqqash, his student and colleague. Abu az-Zinad Abdullah bin Dzakwan. Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Amr bin Dinar al-Makki. His own son, Abdurrahman bin Aban bin Uthman. Maimun bin Mihran. Nabih bin Wahb. And Yazid son of Hurmuz al-Madini.

And the students born of the madrasa were Abdullah bin Abi Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm. Narrated by Ibn Asakir, Imam Malik said, "Abdullah bin Abi Bakr told me that his father studied with Aban bin Uthman." Imam Malik said, "Aban learned many things about religious laws from his father, Uthman." (Tarikh al-Kabir by Imam al-Bukhari).

In addition to an ulama, Aban also served as governor of Medina for 7 years. Abdul Malik bin Marwan raised it from 75 H to 83 H.

Expert of the Prophet's Sirah

In the second generation of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad's ailah was recorded. The tabi'in took the role. They become the main reference. Narrate the news from their parents, friends of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Their period is so with prophetic times. In fact, some of them have kinship with the Prophet. Like: Aurah ibn az-Zubair ibn al-Awwam, his mother was Asma bint Abu Bakr ash-Siddiq. Her aunt is the First Faithful Mother Ayesha. His father is a cousin of the Prophet ﷺ. The paternal grandmother was Shafiyah binti Abdul Muthallib, the aunt of the Prophet ﷺ. And his paternal grandfather was al-Awwam bin Khuwailid, the brother of the First Believers Khadijah bint Khuwailid radhiallahu ‘anha.

The other Nabawiyah Sirah expert was Aban bin Uthman. Aban's expertise in the study of Sirah is better known than his publicity in the field of hadith and fiqh. Until he became a figure of the Sirah clerics who were trusted in the eyes of the scholars.

Mughirah bin Abdurrahman tells the story of his death, al-Waqidi, "It is narrated the hadith from him. He is a trusted scholar. But the history of the hadith is small. Except about the war of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which he narrated from Aban bin Uthman. He often reads history from Aban. And ordered us to study it. "

This shows that Aban bin Uthman was used as a reference in the study of Maghazi and Sirah. To the extent that the scholars ordered their students to study the history of Aban.

Death of the Expert Sirah

At the end of his life, Aban suffered from leprosy to make him paralyzed. But he still went to the mosque by being carried on a cart.

This son of the Caliph Uthman ibn Affan died during the reign of the Umayyads. Precisely in the reign of Yazid bin Abdul Malik (101-105 H).