It is narrated from Hazrat Wasab, who was freed by Amir al-Mu’minin Umar, and he was present before Hazrat Uthman. He said: I saw two spear wounds in the throat of Hazrat Uthman, just as there are marks at the place of branding with branding irons, which were inflicted upon Hazrat Uthman when he was attacked in his house. He (the narrator, Wasab) says: Amir al-Mu’minin Hazrat Uthman sent me to call Ashtar for him. So he came, and a cushion was placed for Hazrat Uthman and for that Ashtar. Hazrat Uthman asked: O Ashtar, what do the people want from me? He said: There is no way out except for one of three things: One, they give you the option to relinquish the matter of the caliphate for them and say to them,“This is your matter of caliphate, choose for it whom you wish.”Or, that you present yourself for retribution. If you refuse both of these, then surely these people will fight you. Hazrat Uthman said: Is there no way out except to choose one of these? He said: There is no way out except to choose one of these. Then Hazrat Uthman said: As for the matter of me separating myself from their matter of caliphate, I will never remove this shirt which Allah, the Lord of Honor, has made me wear forever. Ibn Awn, the narrator, says: Other narrators besides Hasan have reported that he said:“That I go forward and my neck is struck is more beloved to me than that I leave the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) fighting one another.”Ibn Awn says: This is closer to his words. And as for the matter of me presenting myself for retribution before them, surely I know that two of my companions presented themselves for retribution before me, and my body is not liable for retribution. And if they kill me, by Allah, if they kill me, after me they will never love one another, and after me they will never be able to unite to fight any enemy. So Ashtar stood up and left. We waited a little while. We said: Perhaps there are people. Then Ruhil came, as if he were a wolf. He peeked through the door and then left. Then Muhammad bin Abi Bakr came with thirteen men until they reached Hazrat Uthman and grabbed his beard and pulled it so hard that I heard the sound of his molars falling, and said:“Neither did Muawiyah benefit you, nor did Ibn Amir benefit you, nor did your army benefit you.”He (Hazrat Uthman) said:“Leave my beard, O nephew, leave my beard, O nephew.”The narrator said: Hazrat Uthman looked towards Muhammad bin Abi Bakr as if seeking help from one of his supporters. That man stood up with the tip of a spear towards him until he struck it on his head and held it there. He said: Then what happened? He said: Then they entered, and by Allah, they martyred him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: Shall I not relate to you that hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to call Hazrat Uthman, and when he came, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: O Uthman! Indeed, Allah the Exalted will clothe you with a shirt; if people wish to remove that shirt from you, do not remove it. He said this three times. Nu'man bin Bashir says: I submitted, O Mother of the Believers, you have not narrated this hadith until now. She replied: I had forgotten it, as if I had not heard it.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar, he said that Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me while he was besieged inside his house: "What do you say about what Mughira bin Al-Akhnas has told me?" Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I asked, 'What has he told you?'" He said: "These people want to remove me from the caliphate. If I separate myself from this caliphate, they will leave me, and if I do not separate myself from it, they will kill me." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I said, 'Tell me, if you separate yourself, do you think you will live forever in this world?'" He replied, "No." I asked, "Are Paradise and Hell in their possession?" He replied, "No." I said, "Tell me, if you do not separate yourself from the caliphate, can they do more than kill you?" He replied, "No." I said, "Tell me, will you establish this practice in Islam that whenever people are displeased with their leader, they remove him (from the caliphate)? Do not remove the shirt that Allah has clothed you with."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Sahla that on the day of the siege of the house, Hazrat Uthman said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had advised me and I will remain steadfast upon it. The narrator said that the people thought that this was that very day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Laila Kindi that he said: I saw Hazrat Uthman, during the time of the siege, look towards the people and say: O people! Do not kill me and reconcile with me. By Allah, if you kill me, you will never be able to fight together, nor will you ever be able to wage jihad against the enemy, and discord will spread among you until you become like this—and he interlaced his fingers with each other. And he recited the verse: "And O my people! The opposition you are showing towards me should not lead you to the same end as befell the people of Nuh, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. And the people of Lut are not far from you." The narrator said that Hazrat Uthman sent a message to Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam and asked him. He replied: Wait, wait, surely I will reach your argument more closely. Then those people came to Hazrat Uthman and martyred him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Sirin that Hazrat Uthman looked out from the palace towards the people and said, "Bring me such a man with whom I may recite the Book of Allah in comparison." They brought Sa'sa'ah bin Sawhan, who was a young man. Hazrat Uthman said, "Did you not find anyone else besides this young man to bring to me?" The narrator said that Sa'sa'ah bin Sawhan said something, and Hazrat Uthman said to him, "Recite." Sa'sa'ah bin Sawhan recited the verse { أُذِنَ لِلَّذِینَ یُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّہُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّہَ عَلَی نَصْرِہِمْ لَقَدِیرٌ} (translation: Permission [to fight] is given to those against whom war is being waged, because they have been wronged, and indeed, Allah is fully capable of granting them victory). Hazrat Uthman said, "This is neither for you nor for your companions, but it is for me and my companions." Then Hazrat Uthman recited this verse { أُذِنَ لِلَّذِینَ یُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّہُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّہَ عَلَی نَصْرِہِمْ لَقَدِیرٌ} up to { وَلِلَّہِ عَاقِبَۃُ الأُمُورِ }.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Salih that he said Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam said, when Hazrat Usman was besieged in his house, "Do not kill him, because only a little part of his life remains. By Allah, if you kill him, you will not be able to offer prayers together."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usman that he said: In my view, the wealthiest among you is the one who has restrained his weapon and his hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair that he said: I submitted to Hazrat Uthman on the day (of the siege) of the house, "You should go out and fight them. Surely, there are people with you whom Allah Almighty has helped with even less than this. By Allah, fighting them is lawful." He replied that Hazrat Uthman refused and said, "The person upon whom listening to me and obeying me is obligatory should obey Abdullah bin Zubair." And Hazrat Uthman appointed him as the leader of the house that day, and Hazrat Uthman was fasting that day.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Masood that he said: By Allah, if they martyr Uthman, they will not find a good successor after him.