Abu Wa'il says that I once asked Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), "How did you people pledge allegiance to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) instead of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He replied, "What fault is mine in this? I had first said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that I pledge allegiance to you on the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the way of the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them). He said to me, 'I will try to do so as much as I am able.' But when I made this offer to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he accepted it."

Abu Salih, who was the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), says: I heard Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) saying on the pulpit during a sermon: O people! Until now, I have not narrated to you a hadith that I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that you would not separate from me, but now I consider it appropriate to narrate it to you so that everyone may choose what he deems suitable. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Standing guard for one day in the way of Allah is better than standing guard for a thousand days elsewhere.

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

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon on the pulpit, saying: I used to buy dates from a family and tribe of Jews called "Banu Qaynuqa," and after keeping my profit, I would sell them further. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he said: "Uthman! When you buy, weigh it, and when you sell, sell it by weighing."

Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Al-Khiyar narrates that Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Allah Almighty sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the truth. Among those who responded to the call of Allah and His Messenger, I was also included, and among those who believed in the Shariah of the Prophet (peace be upon him), I was also included. 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.