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b'Uthman Ibn Affan has always been compared to others. Both during his lifetime and after, he has been compared to the Caliph that came before him and the one that would come after him.\\n\\nThere are many factors that contributed to his popularity among\\xa0a small segment of the Muslim society. Some of them were based on decisions that Uthman made.\\n\\nBut some things were out of his control, such as:\\n\\nNot as many conquests as before\\nMinority Muslim Arabs ruling over a conquered, non-Muslim people.\\nEconomic strain from entitlements established by Umar Ibn Al-Khattab.\\n\\nStill, there were some\\xa0decisions that Uthman made that make us pause.\\n\\nOne of his most questionable decisions was replacing a popular and successful general like Amr Ibn Al-As with Ibn Abi Sarh.\\n\\nIt did not help that Ibn Abi Sarh had once betrayed Prophet Muhammad. And the fact that he was Uthman\\u2019s cousin just made things even worse.\\n\\nShow notes for this episode are available at IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Uthman1\\n\\nPlease support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following:\\n\\nGive a monthly pledge on Patreon\\nSubscribe on iTunes\\nShare with your friends and family\\n\\nYou can do it all at the show notes page IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Uthman1'