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Uthman ibn Hunayf رضي الله عنه

Companion

Birth date unknown · d. c. 661 CE · Iraq

Overview

A companion who helped measure farmland in Iraq so the government could organise its taxes.

Category: Companion
Period: Birth date unknown · d. c. 661 CE

Life and setting

Uthman came from the Aws tribe of Madinah and accepted Islam after his brother invited him. His best-known public work concerned the administration of conquered agricultural land in Iraq.

Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam

Work and legacy

Ali later appointed him governor of Basra. He became caught up in the conflict preceding the Battle of the Camel. He also transmitted a hadith; his death is usually placed in the early years of Mu‘awiya’s rule.

Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam

Sources

Original concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.

TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam