It is narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin that he said: Zaid bin Thabit came to Uthman and said, "The Ansar are at the door." The Ansar said, "If you wish, we are once again ready to become helpers of Allah's (religion)." Uthman said, "As for fighting, that will not happen."

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid that he said: I saw myself and Umar's sister that Umar was about to bind both of us because of Islam, and if a mountain were to be shattered into pieces due to what you did to Hazrat Uthman, then he would be deserving of it.

Hazrat Hanzala bin Qanan Abu Muhammad, who was from Banu Amir bin Dhuhl, narrates: It is reported that Hazrat Uthman looked towards us from the ventilator while he was besieged and said, "Are the two sons of Mahdooj among you?" They were not there; they were sleeping. They were awakened and both came. Hazrat Uthman said to both of them, "I ask you by Allah, do you not know that Hazrat Umar had said that Rabee'ah are wicked, or he said they are deceitful, and I cannot give the people who come from a month's journey the same grant as theirs? Their place of migration is by the rope of their tent (i.e., they are migrants from nearby). Then, one morning, I increased their grant by five hundred each until I made them equal with the others." Both of them said, "Why not (it happened so)." Hazrat Uthman said, "I ask you by Allah, do you not know that you both came to me and said that Kinda and Rabee'ah were dominated by Ash'ath bin Qais? I freed them from him and appointed you both as officials over them." They said, "Why not, it is so." Hazrat Uthman said, "O Allah! If they are ungrateful for my kindness and change the blessing, then O Allah, do not make them pleased with any leader, nor any leader pleased with them."

It is narrated from Jundub Khair that he said: We were present in the service of Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) when the Egyptians had gone towards Hazrat Uthman. We submitted, "These people have gone to that person (Hazrat Uthman); what is your opinion about this?" He replied, "By Allah, they will kill him." We again asked, "What will be the matter of Hazrat Uthman in the Hereafter?" He replied, "He will go to Paradise, by Allah." Then we asked, "And his killers?" He replied, "By Allah, they will go to Hell."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Huzail that when the news of the martyrdom of Hazrat Uthman came, Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Today, people have come to the edge of Islam. So many stages are there that they have crossed because of this killing." Ibn Abi Huzail said: "By Allah, these people have deviated from the path of moderation to such an extent that there is such a complexity between them and it that neither will they be able to find its guidance nor will they be able to know it."

40463 - He said: Ibn Abi al-Hudhayl said: By Allah, these people have deviated from the right path to such an extent that there is a rough terrain between him and them which they cannot find a way through nor do they recognize it.

It is narrated from Khalid Absi that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him), while mentioning Hazrat Uthman, said: O my Allah, neither did I kill nor did I order it, nor am I pleased with it.

It is narrated from Abdul Aziz bin Rafi’ that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) set out for the Battle of Siffin, he appointed Abu Mas’ud as deputy over the people in his absence. So, on Friday, Abu Mas’ud delivered a sermon and noticed the small number of people. Then he said,“O people! Go forth; whoever goes forth will find safety. By Allah, we are observing your inclination in this burdensome matter. Go forth; whoever goes forth will find safety. By Allah, we do not consider it well-being that the two armies clash and one avoids his companion; rather, we consider well-being to be that Allah reforms the Ummah of Muhammad and establishes love and affection among them. Shall I not tell you about Hazrat Uthman and why people became displeased with him? Shall I not tell you? People did not leave Hazrat Uthman and his mistake to Allah, that He might punish or forgive him, nor did they attain what they sought, because they envied him for what Allah had granted him. When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, he said to him, ‘You have said something that has reached me. O chick, your mind has gone astray.’ Hazrat Abu Mas’ud replied, ‘My mother gave me a better name than this. Has my mind gone astray, when Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have made Paradise obligatory for me? Do you know? It is because of what remains of my mind that we used to say that every other thing is evil.’ Saying this, he left. When Abu Mas’ud appeared before the people at Sailheen or Qadisiyyah, water was dripping from his locks; people saw that he had prepared for Ihram, and when he placed his foot in the stirrup and held the saddle, people stood around him and began to say, ‘Please advise us.’ So Abu Mas’ud said, ‘Adhere to piety and adhere to the congregation, for surely Allah will not unite the Ummah of Muhammad upon misguidance.’ They again requested advice, so he again said, ‘Adhere to piety and adhere to the congregation! Surely, only the righteous find peace,’ or he said, ‘Peace is found with the wicked.’

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I did not kill (Hazrat Uthman), nor did I order the killing. He said this three times, then said: But I was overpowered.

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I did not kill, that is, Hazrat Uthman, and I dislike his killers.