When Makkah was conquered and the Prophet (a.

When Makkah was conquered and the Prophet (a.s) entered there as the victor, he ordered `Abdullah ibn Sa`d to be executed even if he clings to the cover of the Ka`bah. When `Uthman learned about this order of the Prophet (a.s), he worried very much and hid `Abdullah somewhere. When the events normalized he took `Abdullah to the Prophet (a.s) and said, “O Prophet of Allah (a.s)! This `Abdullah ibn Sa`d has come to owe his allegiance to you.

Do give him amnesty.” The Prophet (a.s) neither extended his hand for bay`ah nor did he speak anything. He was quiet for along time. On the other, hand the insistence of `Uthman increased. In the end, the Prophet (a.s) gave amnesty to him.

When `Abdullah left, the Prophet (a.s) told the persons sitting with him that I kept quiet for such a ling while that someone of you rose to slay the person, “Was there none amongst you who could rush towards that dog and killed him before I gave him amnesty.”[1] `Umar said, “O Prophet of Allah (a.s)!

If you had given slight message through your eyes, we could have slain him!” The Prophet (a.s) said, “I do not order executions with my eyes nor do the prophets communicate through their eyes.”[2] `Uthman, during his days, closed his eyes to the behavior of `Abdullah ibn Sa`d and appointed him governor to Egypt. After taking charge of the emirate of Egypt, he adopted the same attitude that was feared from him. There was a spate of tyranny and oppression in the province.

Contentment of the people turned into penury. Excepting some favorites of `Uthman, the entire population of Egypt was unhappy. People turned against the governor and they had a similar feeling for the center. In the end Muhammad ibn Abi-Hudhayfah overturned the establishment in Egypt and released the people from the clutches of the tyrant. Muhammad ibn Abi-Hudhayfah was brought up by `Uthman and was under his care after his father, Hudhayfah, was killed in the Battle of Yarmūk.

When Muhammad grew up, he asked `Uthman to give him permission to work for the promotion and propagation of Islam and go for jihad with some contingent. `Uthman sent him with `Abdullah ibn Sa`d to help him in Egypt. He went with some companions to Egypt. Muhammad ibn Hudhayfah was a very pious person. When he saw the maladministration [1] Ansāb al-Ashrāf, Vol 1, Page 358 [2] Ansāb al-Ashrāf, Vol 1, Page 358 in Egypt, he tried to convince `Abdullah to mend his ways.