Editing Uthman (section)

=== Battles ===
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Uthman participated in all major battles which took place in the early period of Islam except for [[Battle of Badr|Badr]] and that too because the Prophet of Islam commanded him to stay back and tend to his wife who was unwell at the time.<ref>Nisa' Ahl al-Bayt by Ahmad Khaleel Jumu'ah, pp. 491-504</ref> Regarding this, there is a hadith which states, "You (Uthman) will have the reward and the share of booty of a man who was present at Badr".<ref>al-Bukhari, no. 3698 at-Tirmidhi 3706</ref>

Furthermore, during the campaigns of Ghatafan and Dhat al-Riqa the Prophet of Islam left Uthman in charge of Madinah when the Muslim army ventured out of the city.<ref>al-Rawd al-Anf, 3/137; al-Tabaqit by Ibn Sa'd, 2/34, 35</ref>