Abu Awn Ansari says that once Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) requested Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) to refrain from mentioning the things he had come to know about him. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) presented some excuses before him. Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Alas! I have both heard and memorized this matter, even if you have not heard it, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A ruler will be killed and those who spread evil will hasten in this matter. Beware! I am that ruler who is to be killed. This does not refer to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), because he was martyred by only one man, whereas in my case, all of them will attack together.

Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Al-Khiyar says that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "Nephew! Did you meet the Prophet (peace be upon him)?" I replied, "No! But I do have pure information about him and such certainty as a virgin girl has in her veil." Upon this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), after praising Allah and bearing witness to the two testimonies, said: "Allah Almighty sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the truth. I was among those who responded to the call of Allah and His Messenger, and I was also among those who believed in the Shariah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Then I migrated to Abyssinia both times. I also had the honor of being the son-in-law of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I pledged allegiance at the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace be upon him). By Allah! I never disobeyed him nor deceived him, until Allah called him to Himself."

Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) once came to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when the rebels had besieged him, and he said,“You are the general ruler of the Muslims, and the troubles that are coming upon you are also before our eyes. I present three requests before you; please choose one of them: Either you go out and fight these rebels—you have people, you have strength, and you are upon the truth, while they are upon falsehood; or, leave the door where they are standing, break through the wall of your house and make another door, mount your ride and go to Makkah Mukarramah—when you are there, they will not be able to harm you; or, you go to Shaam, because there, besides the people of Shaam, Sayyiduna Amir Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is also present.”Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“As for going out and fighting these rebels, I will never be the first person after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to shed blood in the Ummah. As for going to Makkah Mukarramah so that they cannot harm me, I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that a man from Quraysh will spread heresy in Makkah Mukarramah, and he will be given half the punishment that will befall the people of the world. I do not want to be that man. And as for going to Shaam, where besides the people of Shaam, Amir Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is also present, I can never leave the abode of migration and the neighborhood of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) under any circumstances.”

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

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."

Humran reports that when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, it became his habit to bathe every day. One day, I prepared water for him to perform ablution for prayer. When he had completed his ablution, he said, "I wanted to narrate a hadith to you, but then I thought not to narrate it." Upon hearing this, Hakam bin Abi Al-As said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Please narrate it. If it is something good, we will also act upon it, and if it points out something evil, we will also avoid it." He said, "I was about to narrate to you that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution in this manner and said: 'Whoever performs ablution like this and does it thoroughly, then stands for prayer and completes the bowing and prostration well, then this ablution will be an expiation for his sins until the next prayer, provided he does not commit a major sin.'"

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) say: "Allah Almighty will surely admit to Paradise the person who is gentle, whether he is a buyer or a seller, a payer or a demander."

Once, when the muezzin gave the call to Asr prayer, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked for water for ablution, performed ablution, and said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that whoever performs ablution according to Allah’s command, it becomes an expiation for all his sins. After that, he took testimony on this from four companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and all four testified that indeed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said this.

Busr bin Sa'id says that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat near the benches, asked for water for ablution, rinsed his mouth, put water in his nose, then washed his face three times and washed his hands three times each, then wiped his head and feet three times each, then said: "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution in this manner." And to some of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who were present there, he said: "Is it so?" They confirmed it.

Busr bin Saeed says that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat near the benches, asked for water for ablution, and washed all his limbs three times each. Then he said to some of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who were present there: "Is it like this?" They confirmed it.