Uthman ibn Maz'un

Uthman ibn Maz'un عثمان بن مظعون
Born	Hejaz, Arabia
Died	3 AH (624/625 CE) Medina, Arabia
Burial place	al-Baqi'
Known for	Companion of Muhammad
Spouse	Khawla bint Hakim
Relatives	Zaynab bint Maz'un (sister) Hafsa bint Umar (niece) Abd Allah ibn Umar (nephew) Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar (nephew)

ʿUthmān ibn Maẓʿūn (Arabic: عثمان بن مظعون) was one of the Companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1]

Biography

He was married to Khawla bint Hakim, who like himself was one of the earliest converts to Islam.[2] According to Ibn Ishaq, he led a group of Muslims to Abyssinia in the first migration which some of the early Muslims undertook to escape persecution in Mecca.[3] He was also a cousin of Umayya ibn Khalaf.

There is a narration that, out of religious devotion, Uthman ibn Maz'un decided to dedicate himself to prayer and take a vow of chastity from his wife. His wife spoke about this to Muhammad, who gently reminded Uthman that he himself, as the Islamic prophet, also had a family life, and that Uthman had a responsibility to his family and should not adopt monasticism as a form of religious practice.[4]

He died in the 3rd year after the hijra (624/625 CE) and was either the first Companion or the first Muhajir (immigrant to Medina) to be buried in the cemetery of al-Baqi' in Medina.[5]

References

1. "Hadith - Book of Interpretation of Dreams - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2. "Hazrat Sawdah".
3. "The Two Migrations of Muslims to Abyssinia". Al-Islam.org.
4. Murtada Mutahhari (2011). Sexual Ethics in Islam and the Western World. p. 5. ISBN 9781904063469.
5. "History of Baqi cemetery in Medina".