Humran

Humran ibn Aban was the freed slave (mawla) of the third Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, and one of the most important Tabi'i narrators of Uthman's hadiths. He served in Uthman's household and was present during critical moments of the early Islamic period. His most significant contribution to hadith literature is his transmission of Uthman ibn Affan's detailed, step-by-step narrations about the proper performance of wudu (ritual ablution). Uthman would demonstrate wudu three times for each limb and explain that he had seen the Prophet ﷺ perform wudu in this manner and then say that whoever performs wudu like this, all his past sins will be forgiven, and his prayer and walking to the mosque will be a voluntary act of worship (nafl). These narrations, transmitted by Humran from Uthman, are among the most important textual sources for the chapter on wudu in every classical fiqh work. They are preserved in Sahih Muslim and the Sunan collections. Humran is considered a reliable and significant link in the chain of transmission from Uthman to later generations. He died around 75 AH.