Uthman ibn Abi al-As
عثمان بن أبي العاص
The youngest of the six-man Thaqif delegation to Medina in Ramadan 9 AH and its keenest student of the Qur'an; the Prophet appointed him over his people, and he later held them firm against apostasy in the Ridda.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Politician
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
- Interlocutor · c. December 630 CE · c. Ramadan 9 AH† – c. January 631 CE · c. Shawwal 9 AH†Tradition
- RulertowardThaqif · c. 631 CE · c. 10 AH†Tradition
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The youngest of Thaqif's six-man delegation in 9 AH and the keenest of them to learn the Qur'an; the Prophet appointed him over his people, and he held them firm on Islam on the day of the Ridda 1.
His story
Uthman ibn Abi al-As was the youngest of Thaqif's six delegates 2. The delegation would go out to the Prophet each morning leaving Uthman with their baggage; when they returned he would go to the Prophet and have him review his Qur'an and ask him about the religion — and if he found him sleeping he would go to Abu Bakr for the same purpose 2. The Prophet appointed him over Thaqif for being the keenest of them to learn Islam, the religion and the Qur'an 2. Al-Mubarakpuri mentions he was among the greatest blessings for his people in the Ridda's time: he said to Thaqif when they resolved to apostatise — "people of Thaqif, you were the last of people to enter Islam; do not be the first to apostatise" — and they held back from apostasy and held firm on Islam 1.
For young visitors
A young man in Thaqif's delegation who learned the Qur'an by himself every day; the Prophet made him leader of his people, and he reminded them of Islam so they held firm to it.
Connections
- Member of
- Thaqif
- Born in
- Ta'if
- Ruler of
- Ta'if
- Participated in
- The delegation of Thaqif
People and things also explored
Abd Yalil ibn Amr· The siege of Ta'if· Thaqif· The Battle of Hunayn· The delegation of Thaqif· The demolition of al-Lat· The Prophet's journey to al-Ta'if· al-Lāt
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 448-449
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 448
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Uthman ibn Abi al-As”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/uthman-ibn-abi-al-as/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.