Hadhrat Uthmaan’s (RA) steadfastness on the
sunnah
On the occasion of the treaty of Hudaybiyyah,
Hadhrat Uthmaan (radi Allahu anhu) went to
Makkah as a messenger of Nabi [sallallahu alayhi
wasallam]. He stayed in Makkah at the place of his
cousin.
When he left to meet the leaders of Makkah, his
izaar (lower garment) was well above his ankles
reaching upto half of his shins. It was the order of
Rasulullah [salllahu layhi wasallam] that every male
should keep his izaar above his ankles. The cousin
of Hadhrat Uthmaan [radi Allahu anhu] told him
that the leaders of Makkah regard it as a mark of
honour to have their trousers hanging below their
ankles. Thus, he suggested to Hadhrat Uthmaan
[radi Allahu anhu] to lower his izaar otherwise the
leaders of Makkah would look down upon him and
the meeting with the Makkan leaders would be
spoilt.
On hearing this advice, Hadhrat Uthmaan (radi
Allahu anhu) gave this decisive reply, “No, I cannot
lower my izaar, because the izaar of my master is
like this.”
He did not care how the leaders of Makkah would
behave. Under no circumstances was he prepared
to give up the Sunnah of Rasulullah [sallallahu
alayhi wasallam].
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