Scribe of the Holy Qur’an

Hazrat Uthman (ra) also had the opportunity to write down the verses which were revealed to the Holy Prophet (sa). According to one of the narrations, Hazrat Uthman (ra) had the good fortune of writing down the verses revealed in Surah al-Muzammil. Umm Kulthum bin Samama relates that she asked Hazrat Aisha (ra) if she could relate something about Hazrat Uthman (ra) because people were asking about him quite a lot. Upon this Hazrat Aisha (ra) stated, “In a night which was extremely hot, I saw Hazrat Uthman (ra) in the company of the Holy Prophet (sa) inside the house in which Hazrat Gabriel (as) was bringing down divine revelation. Whenever divine revelation was brought down to the Holy Prophet (sa), he would experience a great weight upon him. Allah the Almighty has stated:

اِنَّا سَنُلْقِيْ عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيْلًا

“‘Verily, We are charging thee with a weighty Word.’ And Hazrat Uthman (ra) was sat before the Holy Prophet (sa) and was writing [the revelation] down and the Holy Prophet (sa) was stating, ‘O Uthman, write!’”

Hazrat Aisha (ra) stated that Allah the Almighty only grants a highly honourable person such nearness to the Holy Prophet (sa).

(Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 13, p. 23, Kitab al-Fada‘il, Fada‘il al-Sahabah, Hadith 36217, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah,Beirut, 2004)