In this connection great stress in laid on his being a son-in-law, namely that the Prophet
married his two daughters Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum to him one after the other. Before
taking this to be a distinction, the real nature of `Uthman's son-in-lawship should be seen.
History shows that in this matter `Uthman did not enjoy the distinction of being the first, but
before him Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum had been married to two sons of Abu Lahab namely
`Utbah and `Utaybah, but despite their being sons-in-law, they have not been included among
people of position of pre-prophethood period.