was blind in both eyes, and he was lying face down on the ground, repeatedly saying: "Alas! For me is Hell, alas! For me is Hell".

I asked him: "O person! Why are you saying this and for what reason?"

The mysterious person replied: "O questioner! Do not ask about my condition...! I am among those unfortunate ones who entered the house of Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān Ghanī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  to assassinate him. When I approached Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān Ghanī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ with a sword, his honourable wife رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا  started scolding me loudly. Hearing her scolding voice, I became angry, and in anger, I slapped the lady—Allah forbid. When Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān Ghanī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ saw this scene, he made 4 supplications against me: (1) He said: 'May Allah Almighty cut off both your hands (2) Both your feet (3) Make you blind, and (4) Throw you into Hell'."

“Seeing the awe-filled face of Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ and hearing his supplication, every hair on my body stood on end, and I fled from there trembling with fear. I have already been struck by 3 of the 4 supplications of Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ; you can see, both my hands have been cut off, both my feet have been cut off, and I have also lost sight in my eyes. Now only the fourth supplication remains (meaning, my entry into Hell remains)”.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Brief Introduction of Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ

O devotees of the Prophet! The third Caliph of the Muslims, Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān b. ꜤAffān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, holds a very high rank. He is one of the ꜤAsharah Mubashharah (i.e., those 10 Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم  whom the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم specifically gave the glad tidings of Paradise in this world).

His blessed name is ꜤUthmān. His kunya (patronymic) is Abū ꜤAmr and Abū ꜤAbdullāh. Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  also has the distinction that he is the grandson of the beloved Prophet’s maternal aunt, Sayyidatunā Umm Ḥakīm رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا