Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that once I asked Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him): What compelled you people to combine Surah Anfal, which is from the Mathani, with Surah Bara’ah, which is from the Mi’in, and not write even a line of“Bismillah”between them, and you counted both among the“Seven Long Surahs”? Why did you do this? Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: When revelation was being sent down to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), sometimes several surahs would be revealed together, and it was the habit of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when any revelation was sent down, he would call one of his scribes and have it written, and would say: Place this in such-and-such surah at such-and-such place. Sometimes several verses would be revealed, and on that occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would indicate that these verses should be placed in this surah, and sometimes only a single verse would be revealed, but even then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would specify its place. Surah Anfal was revealed in the early period of Madinah, while Surah Bara’ah, in terms of revelation, is among the last parts of the Noble Qur’an, and the events and rulings of both are extremely similar to each other. Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from this world and could not clarify to us whether it is a part of it or not. I assumed that Surah Bara’ah is a part of Surah Anfal, so I combined both and did not write the line of“Bismillah”between them, and counted them among the“Seven Long Surahs.”

Humran reports that once Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sat on a stone platform and performed ablution. After that, he said: I am narrating to you a hadith which I heard directly from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If there were not a verse in the Book of Allah (which contains condemnation for concealing knowledge), I would never have narrated this hadith to you: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution and does it well, then enters the mosque and offers prayer, all his sins will be forgiven until he offers the next prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person in the state of ihram should neither marry himself nor arrange the marriage of someone else, nor even send a marriage proposal.

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that once Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) set out with the intention of Hajj. After traveling some distance, someone went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) has prohibited Hajj Tamattu'. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his companions: "When he departs, you also set out." Thus, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions donned the Ihram for Umrah. When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) found out, he did not say anything to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this matter. Rather, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) himself asked him, "I have heard that you prohibit Hajj Tamattu'?" He replied, "Yes!" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Did you not hear about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing Hajj Tamattu'?" He replied, "Why not."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) washed each part of his body three times during ablution.

Abu Anas (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) washed each part of his body three times while performing ablution. At that time, some of the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were also present with him. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked them, "Have you not seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performing ablution in this manner?" They replied, "Yes! We have seen him do it in this way."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best among you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ablution properly according to the command of Allah, then the obligatory prayers will become an expiation for the sins committed between them.

Abu Sahla says that on the day when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged, which became famous as "Yawm al-Dar," he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took a covenant from me, and I am steadfast and firm upon it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs the Isha and Fajr prayers in congregation, it is as if he has stood in prayer for the entire night. And in another narration, it is stated: Whoever performs the Isha prayer in congregation, it is as if he has stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever also performs the Fajr prayer in congregation, it is as if he has stood in prayer for the entire night.