It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the days when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged in his house, we were with him. He said, "For what crime will these people kill me? When I have heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that it is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim except in one of three cases: a man who becomes an apostate after accepting Islam, or a married person who commits adultery, or a murderer who is killed in retaliation for the one he killed."

Abu Ubaid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that on both occasions of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, I had the opportunity to be with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Both of them would first lead the prayer, and after finishing the prayer, they would advise the people. I heard both of them say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on these two days. And I also heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the meat of the sacrifice after three days.

Ahnaf bin Qais says that once we set out with the intention of performing Hajj. We passed through Madinah Munawwarah. While we were still at our encampment, a person came and said that the people in Masjid Nabawi appear to be very anxious. I, along with my companion, reached there and saw that people had gathered around a few individuals present in the mosque. I made my way through them and stood there, and saw that Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Zubair, Sayyiduna Talha, and Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with them) were standing there. Not much time had passed when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived, walking slowly. He came and asked,“Is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) here?”The people said,“Yes!”Then, one by one, he mentioned the names of the aforementioned companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked about their presence, and the people replied in the affirmative. After that, he said,“I ask you by Allah, besides whom there is no deity, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said: ‘Whoever buys the enclosure of camels for such-and-such tribe, Allah will forgive his sins.’ I bought it and went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the purchase. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Include it in our mosque, you will get its reward.’”The people affirmed this. Then he said,“I ask you by Allah, besides whom there is no deity, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Who will buy the well of Rumah?’ I bought it for a considerable sum, and went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him that I had bought it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Dedicate it for the Muslims to drink from, you will get its reward.’”The people affirmed this as well. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I ask you by Allah, besides whom there is no deity, do you know that on the occasion of Jais al-‘Usrah (the expedition of Tabuk), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), looking at the faces of the people, said: ‘Whoever arranges the equipment for these people for jihad, Allah will forgive him.’ I provided so much equipment for them that not even a bridle or a rope was lacking?”The people affirmed this as well, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said three times,“O Allah, bear witness!”Saying this, he went back.

Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once I performed Tawaf with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). He performed Istilam of the Hajar Aswad. When I reached the Rukn Yamani, I took hold of Sayyiduna Uthman’s (may Allah be pleased with him) hand so that he might perform Istilam. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What is the matter with you? I said: Will you not perform Istilam? He said: Have you never performed Tawaf with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Why not! He said: Did you see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform Istilam of this? I said: No! He said: Is there not for you in the person of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a good example? I said: Why not! He said: Then leave it.

Harith, who was the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), says that one day Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting, and we were also sitting. In the meantime, the muezzin came, and he (Uthman) asked for water in a vessel. I think there was about one mudd of water in it. He performed ablution and said: "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution in this way." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "Whoever performs ablution like this of mine and stands to pray the Zuhr prayer, the sins committed between Fajr and Zuhr will be forgiven. Then, upon praying Asr, the sins between Zuhr and Asr will be forgiven. Then, upon praying Maghrib, the sins between Asr and Maghrib will be forgiven. Then, upon praying Isha, the sins between Maghrib and Isha will be forgiven. Then, it may be that he turns about all night, and then stands and performs ablution and prays the Fajr prayer, so the sins between Isha and Fajr will be forgiven. And these are the good deeds that erase sins." The people asked, "O Hazrat! These are the good deeds, but what are the 'Baqiyat' (the everlasting good deeds) that are also mentioned in the Qur'an?" He replied, "They are these words: «لا اله الا الله و سبحان الله والحمدلله والله اكبر ولا حول ولا قوة الا بالله» ."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to visit the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was lying on the bed and had covered himself with the sheet of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission and remained lying in the same manner. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) finished his business and left. After a short while, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sought permission; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also granted him permission but remained in the same state. He too finished his business and left. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after a short while, I came and sought permission, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat up and said to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Gather your clothes." After a short while, I too finished my business and left. Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) asked, "O Messenger of Allah! The attention you gave when Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came, you did not give when Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) came. What was the reason for this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Uthman possesses a great deal of modesty and shyness. I feared that if I called him in as I was and remained in my state, he would not be able to fulfill the purpose for which he came." And according to some narrations, he said, "Should I not show modesty before the one before whom even the angels show modesty?"

The previous hadith is also narrated through another chain of transmission which is mentioned in the text.

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 thoroughly and sets out for the obligatory prayer and offers it, Allah Almighty will forgive all his previous sins."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Makkah Mukarramah for Hajj. His honorable wife went to her close relative Muhammad bin Ja'far. Muhammad spent the night with her. In the morning, the fragrance of perfume was emanating from Muhammad's body and a safflower-dyed blanket was over him. Even before departure, various thoughts began to arise in people's minds. When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him in this state, he scolded him and spoke harshly: and said, "Even though the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade it, you have worn a safflower-dyed garment?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also heard and said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) neither forbade it to him nor to you, nor did he forbid it to me."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Tell me, if there were a river flowing in the courtyard of your house and you bathed in it five times a day, would any dirt remain on your body? The people said: Absolutely not! He said: "The five prayers remove sins just as water removes dirt."