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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books And Once Again Abu Dharr Part Six No tricks would work against this obstinate, brazen, pious and conscious man. Only coercion remained. He wrote to 'Uthman: If you need Damascus, take Abu Dharr away from here because complexes are swelling, the heads of wounds have opened up and an explosion is near. 'Uthman ordered him to be sent to Madinah.

They placed him in a wooden packsaddle on a camel's back and engaged several savage slaves to take him back to Madinah. Mu'awiyah ordered that no stops be made along the way, from Damascus to Madinah. The rider nears Madinah, tired and wounded; beside the city, he saw 'Ali on Mt. Sala' and beside him, 'Uthman and several other people.

From a distance he cried out, “I give glad tidings to Madinah of a great and endless rebellion.” The Caliph ordered no one to follow a religious edict from Abu Dharr but religious edicts were issued, one after another, by Abu Dharr. That which he had seen in Damascus, had made him more anxious and more brazen in struggle. 'Abd al-Rahman 'Awf, the head of the caliphate council of 'Umar, died and his heritage, which was an abundance of gold and silver, was piled up before 'Uthman.

Abu Dharr heard that 'Uthman had said, “Abd al-Rahman is blessed by God that he lived well and when he died he left behind all of this wealth.” Abu Dharr agitated and enflamed, invaded 'Uthman's house alone. On the way, he found a camel's bone. He picked it up and took it.

He cried out to 'Uthman, “You say that God has blessed a man who has died and left all of this gold and silver behind?” 'Uthman, softly, replied, “Abu Dharr, does a person who has paid his zakat have other [religious] obligations, as well?” Abu Dharr recited the verse of kinz and said, “The problem here is not zakat; the problem is with anyone who hoards gold and silver and does not give it upon the Way of God.” Ka'b al-Ahbar, a clergyman, formerly Jewish, who was sitting beside 'Uthman, said, “This verse relates to the 'people of the Book' (Jews and Christians); it does not relate to Muslims.” Abu Dharr cried out at him, “Son of a Jew!

You want to teach our religion to us? May your mother mourn for you!” 'Uthman said, “If a man has paid his zakat and builds a palace, one brick of gold and one brick of silver there is no blame.” Then he turned to Ka'b and asked him his opinion and Ka'b expressed the opinion that, “Yes, your majesty. That's the way it is!” Abu Dharr attacked him.