Uthman ibn Farooq

Abu Yusuf Uthman ibn Farooq Khan Yusufzai (; born 1977) is an American Islamic preacher and da'i. He is known for his work with the One Message Foundation. Uthman engages in religious discussions and debates with Christians and atheists.

Early life and education Uthman Khan Yusufzai was born in 1977 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to an Pashtun Yusufzai family. He moved to the United States at the age of eight. He grew up with a single mother. As a child he received a religious education under Awad Gargur, later on travelling to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates to study Information technology and Technology management.

Career Uthman serves as an Educator at Masjid Al-Ribat in San Diego, California. In addition to his role as an Imam, he has dedicated much of his life to dawah (Islamic outreach). In 2014, he founded the One Message Foundation, a non-profit organisation that focused on Islamic education and outreach through debates, lectures, and street dawah.

Controversy On 24 March 2022, Uthman claimed he was stabbed at a San Diego gas station by a man who reportedly stalked Uthman to the gas station.

In 2024, Uthman was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago as authorities deemed him and his group as undesirable and cited controversy over Uthman's preaching.

In 2025, the Home Secretary of the UK Yvette Cooper banned Uthman from entering the UK, citing public order concerns over his extremist views, notably his claims that sex with slaves is lawful.

Personal life Uthman ibn Farooq was married in 2001 to a Pakistani Pashtun woman. He has two sons and two daughters.

Published works

The Preferred Opinion Regarding the Issue of Rafʿ al-Yadayn, Dar al-Kutub, 2014.