It is said It is mentioned by Kulaini and Qutub Rawandi...

It is said

It is mentioned by Kulaini and Qutub Rawandi through authentic chains of

narrators from Yazid bin Khalifa that he says: I was with Imam Ja’far

Sadiq (a.s.) when Isa bin Abdullah Qummi asked the Imam if ladies can

attend the funeral prayers? The Imam replied: Mughaira bin Abil Aas

claimed that in the Battle of Uhud he broke the teeth of the Prophet and

injured his lips and killed Hamza; he lied in all these matters; he had

come with the polytheists to fight in the Battle of Ahzab, and on the

night the infidels had fled from there, the Almighty Allah had made

sleep overpower him and he remained sleeping till the next morning. When he awoke in the morning, he feared that he might be captured. So he

wrapped a piece of cloth on his head and entered Medina in such a way

that no one recognized him. He showed as if he was a man from Bani

Saleem tribe, who used to supply horses, sheep and oils etc. for Uthman. So he asked for the house of Uthman and hid there. When Uthman came

home, he saw him and said: “Woe be to you, you claim that you injured

the Prophet with arrows and stones and killed Hamza. Then why have you

Uthman’s wife, heard this, she began to scream and cry. Uthman comforted

her and requested that she does not mention this to her father. Because

Uthman himself did not have faith that the Holy Prophet (S) received

divine revelation. But the Prophet’s daughter said that she will not

conceal the enemy of the Prophet from her father. Uthman knew the Holy Prophet (S) has legalized the killing of Mughairah

bin Aas, and announced that whoever finds him should kill him. So he

concealed him under a seat covered him with a piece of cloth. Divine

revelation came to the Prophet at that same moment that Mughairah was

hiding in Uthman’s house. The Messenger of Allah (S) called for Amirul

Momineen (a.s.) and told him to take his sword and go to Uthman’s place

and on finding Mughairah there, should slay him immediately. Amirul

Momineen (a.s.) came to Uthman’s place but didn’t see Mughairah there. His Eminence, said that Jibraeel tells me that he is concealed under a

chair and covered with a cloth. After Imam Ali (a.s.) departed from

Uthman’s place, Uthman brought Mughairah to the Holy Prophet (S) and

according to another report he came to the Prophet alone.

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