Who really killed ‘Uthman?

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7. Conclusion
The followers of Mu’awiya have offered a vast array of excuses to protect the Sahaba but the
fact is they are weak an untenable.
The Ulema of Ahl’ul Sunnah had no regrets / hesitation in narrating the fact that the Sahaba
were those that took the lead role in uprising and killing ‘Uthman. The Sahaba incited
opposition to him, the Sahaba cornered him and they killed him.
It is ironic that the Sahaba that ‘Uthman had appointed in the provinces also turned their back
on him when he most needed their support! Since Ansar and their fellow Nasibi brethren have a
habit of playing the ijtihad card whenever it comes to defending the actions of the Sahaba –
how about here? Can killing Uthman, not be deemed a mistake in ijtihad on the part of the just
Sahaba?
We should stress to our Sunni brothers and sisters that if you do indeed hate the killers of
‘Uthman, then you should have the courage and conviction to blame ALL his killers that includes
Hadhrath Ayesha, Talha and Zubayr. It was the presence of these key figures that gave
opposition to ‘Uthman some credibility since here stood famous Sahaba opposing ‘Uthman, and
the wife of the Prophet issuing takfeer against him.
Little wonder is it that other Sahaba joined the anti ‘Uthman platform including Sahaba that
participated in Badr. Despite this fact, the followers of Mu’awiya with Abu Sulaiman at the
modern day helm rather than identify the ‘real’ murderers of ‘Uthman have instead to sought to
hide their guilt by bringing another name into the hat, namely Ibn Saba. We pray that if
‘Uthman was indeed wrongly killed, may Allah (swt) never forgive his assailants as well as those
that have sought to cover their identities from the ignorant masses.(Ameen).
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