Hazrat Usman Razi Allah tala anhu was born in the Quraish family of the Umayyad tribe. He belonged to a rich merchant family of Makkah. He was a learned person. Even before accepting Islam, he led a pious life. He was the first Umayyad to become a Muslim.
His family was very much against his conversion to Islam. His uncle punished him severely, but he did not give up his faith. To avoid persecution he and his wife migrated to Abyssinia with other Muslims. After a few years, they came back to Makkah from where they again migrated to Madinah. Thus, he was one of those who undertook two migrations for the sake of Islam.
Hazrat Usman Razi Allah tala anhu served Islam faithfully and helped Muslims in many ways. He spent 20,000 dirhams to purchase a well for the Muslims. When the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam wanted to purchase a piece of land for the extension of the mosque, Hazrat Usmaan Razi Allah tala anhu bought it with his own money. During the Tabuk Expedition, he donated 10,000 dirhams and one thousand camels.
At the time of the Treaty of Hudaibiya, he was sent by the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam” to negotiate with the unbelievers. For his generosity, he was given the title of Ghani by the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. He was also known as Zun Nurain because he had married two daughters of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, one after another. The first two Khalifas, Hazrat Abu Bakr Razi Allah tala anhu and Hazrat Usman Razi Allah tala anhu, used to seek his advice in all matters of the state. On his death bed, Hazrat Umaar Razi Allah talaa anhu nominated six people, for the next Khalifa.
The choice of Muslims was Hazrat Usman Razi Allah tala anhu, who became the third Khalifa. The first few years of his Khilafat were very peaceful but the last four years were full of revolts. Some of the people who did not want him to be the Kh.alifa asked him to abdicate. On his refusal, they entered his house and killed him while he was reading the Holy Quran. He was buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi in Madinah,