Alee ibn Abu Talib (ra) Session 181 Abdurrahman ibn Auf (ra) married the sister of Uthmaan (ra), was this not a factor in the appointment of his brother in- law as the Caliph? The tribe of Abdurrahman ibn Auf (ra) was closer to the tribe of Alee (ra) than that of Uthmaan (ra). Alee’s (ra) veneration for Uthmaan (ra).