Abu Salih, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), said: I heard the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), saying on the pulpit: I concealed from you a hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this was because I feared you might leave me. Then I thought that I should narrate that hadith before you so that a person may choose for himself what he deems appropriate. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Standing guard for one day in the way of Allah is better than a thousand years and better than standing guard in homes."