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because all the traders in Madinah
had been turned down by him. How
could ‘Uthman [r], who was usually
so generous to the poor and needy,
be so mean to the people of
Madinah, especially now that they
were really in great need? Their
children were crying from hunger
and the old could barely walk due to
weakness from not having enough
to eat. It really was unlike ‘Uthman
[r] to be so insensitive and selfish.
While everyone was thinking these
horrid thoughts, ‘Uthman [r] led the
caravan to the center of Madinah
and called all the people together.
“
I said to you that I wanted to make
a large profit,
” he said, “
And that
whatever you offered,I had received
a better offer than that. Well,
although some of you offered me
huge sums of money and the possi-
bility of making a very handsome
