He was married to
Khawla bint Hakim, who like himself was one of the earliest converts to
Islam. According to
Ibn Ishaq, he led a group of Muslims to
Abyssinia in the first migration which some of the early Muslims undertook to escape persecution in
Mecca. He was also a cousin of
Umayya ibn Khalaf. There is a narration that, out of religious devotion, Uthman ibn Maz'un decided to dedicate himself to prayer and take a vow of chastity from his wife. His wife spoke about this to Muhammad, who gently reminded Uthman that he himself, as the Islamic prophet, also had a family life, and that Uthman had a responsibility to his family and should not adopt monasticism as a form of religious practice. He died in the 3rd year after the
hijra (624/625
CE) and was either the first
Companion or the first
Muhajir (immigrant to
Medina) to be buried in the cemetery of
al-Baqi' in Medina. ==References==