When he saw Uthman...

When he saw

Uthman, he looked down and did not pay any attention to him because he

Uthman said: “O Prophet of Allah, this is my Uncle, Mughairah and by the

one who sent you with truth, you had given amnesty to him or I have

given amnesty to him. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that by the one who

sent the Holy Prophet (S) with truth, Uthman had made a false statement

statement so he came to the right side and repeated his statement. The

Holy Prophet (S) again turned his face away. He came to the left and

repeated his words. In this way he repeated this false statement four

times. The fourth time, the Holy Prophet (S) said: “I give him amnesty

for three days, for your sake. If I find him in Medina or its outskirts

Allah curse Mughairah, and curse the one who gives shelter to him in his

house, and the one who makes him mount, curse him one who feeds him,

curse one who gives him water, curse one who arranges for his journey,

curse one who gives him water skin, slippers, rope or bucket or some

utensil or camel litter, and he counted all this upto ten on his

Even then Uthman took him home and gave him shelter, fed him, arranged

for his journey, and Uthman performed all those acts that the Prophet

had cursed. On the fourth day he sent him out of Medina, and he had not

even gone beyond the limits of Medina when the Almighty Allah killed his

animal. He walked for some distance, his shoes broke and his feet were

injured. He walked on all fours for some distance, but his knees were

injured and was compelled to halt under a thorny tree. Revelation came

take Ammar and one more man and go to such and such place. You will find

Mughairah there; eliminate him.” According to another report the Holy