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Du an-Nurayn (The Possessor of Two Lights
Usman: You are right. This is the truth. Abu Bakr: Allah has sent Mohammad ibn Abdullah with His righteous message. He is the Messenger of Allah for all mankind. Would you like to go to him and listen to his invitation and message? Usman: Sure.
Coincidentally, Prophet of Allah happened to pass by and said, “Usman! Accept the invitation to the paradise. I am sent as a Messenger of Allah towards you and all the creation.”
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Usman says, “I could not contain myself after hearing these words and converted to Islam right away. I affirmed Oneness of Allah and Prophethood of Mohammad. A few days later, I got married to Ruqayyah bint Mohammad. People congratulated me saying „If someone wants to see the best couple then he must see Usman and Ruqayyah‟.”
As a punishment of embracing Islam, Usman‟s uncle Hakim ibn Abi al-As imprisoned him. He made him suffer through many hardships, tied him with ropes, assaulted him and said, “You are humiliating your forefathers for a new religion. Until and unless you revert to your previous religion, I will not release you.”
Usman said, “I swear to Allah! I will not revert to my previous religion.”
On seeing Usman‟s determination, his uncle had no choice but to release him.
DU AN-NURAYN
(THE POSSESSOR OF TWO LIGHTS)
A number of Hadiths are narrated regarding Usman‟s honour of marrying two daughters of the Holy Prophet due to which he was titled as Du an-Nurayn. Some of them are as follows:
Abdullah ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said, “Certainly, Allah ordered me to wed my daughter to Usman
ibn Affan.” (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Tabarani)
Abu Hurairah relates that Prophet Mohammad met Usman at the entrance of Prophet‟s Mosque and said, “Gabriel told me that Allah has wedded Umm Kulthum to you for the same mehr as Ruqayyah‟s, provided that you treat her well as you treated Ruqayyah.” (Ibn Majah 110)
Asma narrates that when the Prophet‟s second daughter (Umm Kulthum) who was married to Usman also died, the Prophet said, “Arrange the marriage of Usman. If I had a third daughter I would have married her to Usman as well. I had wedded my two daughters to Usman on Divine command.”
(Tabarani)
Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Abaan al-Jafi says, “My uncle Husayn al-Jafi asked me, „O son! Do you know why Usman is titled
Du an-Nurayn?‟ I replied, „No!‟ He said, „It is because, since the creation of Adam till the doomsday, Allah has and never will command to marry two daughters of any Prophet to one person, except Usman ibn Affan. That is why he is called „Du an-Nurayn’.” (Bayhaqi)
Ubaidullah ibn Adi ibn al-Khiyar has narrated a long tradition in which Usman ibn Affan said, “Indeed Allah has sent the Prophet with truth. I was among the foremost who accepted the invitation of Allah and His Prophet. I established faith in what was sent to the Prophet, I have the honour of two migrations and became the son-in-law of the Prophet. I pledged allegiance to the Prophet. I swear neither I disobeyed the Prophet nor deceived him till the time he died.” (Musnad
