It is narrated from Salam bin Miskeen, who says that it was narrated to me by the person who saw Abdullah bin Salam weeping on the day of the murder of Hazrat Uthman. He was saying, "Today the Arabs have perished."

It is narrated from Abu Sa'id that people had gathered near the tent of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when Hazrat Uthman passed by them. The narrator says that I think this incident took place in Mecca. Abu Sa'id says that everyone present there except me criticized Hazrat Uthman. Among those people was also a man from Kufa. Hazrat Uthman, taking courage, said to that man, "O Kufan, do you abuse me? Then come to Madinah!" It was as if Hazrat Uthman threatened him. So that man came to Madinah, and it was said to him, "Stick with Talha." So Hazrat Talha went with him until they reached Hazrat Uthman. Hazrat Uthman said, "I will deprive you of stipends." Hazrat Talha said, "Indeed, Allah will provide sustenance."

It is narrated from Suhaib, who was the freed slave of Abbas, that Abbas sent me to Hazrat Uthman to call him. He says, I went to him while he was serving breakfast to the people. I called him, so he came and said, "O Abu al-Fadl, may your face be successful." Hazrat Abbas also said, "O Commander of the Faithful, may your face also attain success." Then he said, "As soon as I heard your message, I came; I have only fed the people." Abbas said, "I advise you regarding Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); indeed, he is your cousin, your maternal uncle's son, your brother in faith, a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with you, and your brother-in-law. I have heard that you intend to stand against Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions. O Commander of the Faithful! Pardon me for this." Hazrat Uthman said, "I accept your statement and your intercession. Indeed, if Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wishes, there would be none but him, but he refused except to give advice." Then Abbas called Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I advise you regarding your cousin, who is your maternal aunt's son, your brother in faith, a companion of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with you, and you have pledged allegiance to him." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If he ordered me to leave the house, I would surely leave. As for the matter of guidance, that the Book of Allah should not be established, I cannot do that." Muhammad bin Ja'far says, "I have heard this many times and have presented it to them many times."

40481 - Muhammad ibn Ja'far said: I heard it from him countless times and I presented it to him more than once.

It is narrated from Qais: When Muawiyah and Amr came to Kufa, Harith bin Azma came to Amr. Amr was about to leave on horseback when Harith said to him, "I had come for a task; if you were seated, I would have asked you a question." Hazrat Amr replied, "Ask whatever question you have, for the answer I can give you while seated, I can give you now as well." Harith said, "Tell me something about Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Uthman." He replied, "Anger and selfishness had gathered together in one place, so anger overcame selfishness." Then he went on his way.

Aqra’ bin Habis narrates that Hazrat Umar called a priest. Hazrat Umar was questioning him and I was shading both of them. Hazrat Umar asked him,“Do you find mention of us in your books?”He replied,“Yes, there is mention of your qualities and deeds.”Hazrat Umar asked,“What is that?”He said,“I find you as the horn of iron.”Hazrat Umar was a bit disturbed by this and then asked,“What is ‘Qarn Hadeed’ (horn of iron)?”The priest replied,“A strict trustee.”At this, Umar was pleased. Then he asked,“Whom do you find after me?”He replied,“A truthful caliph who will give preference to his relatives.”Hazrat Umar said,“May Allah have mercy on Ibn Affan.”Then Hazrat Umar asked,“What do you find after him?”He said,“A crack in the iron.”There was something in Hazrat Umar’s hand which he was turning over; Hazrat Umar threw it and said two or three times,“Ya Dafra”(O disgraced one). The priest said,“Do not say this, O Commander of the Faithful! Because he will be a Muslim caliph and a good man, but he will become caliph at a time when the sword will be unsheathed and blood will be flowing.”Then Hazrat Umar turned to me and said,“Let us go for prayer.”

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam that he said: Do not draw your swords; if you draw your swords, they will never be sheathed until the Day of Judgment. Then he said: Give me a respite of eighteen days, that is, until the day of the martyrdom of Hazrat Uthman (because he himself will pass away).

Hazrat Ka'b says that I was looking at the killer of Uthman; in his hand were two burning coals of fire. Then he killed Hazrat Uthman.

It is narrated from Abu Sa'id that he heard from Hazrat Uthman that a delegation from Egypt came, so Hazrat Uthman welcomed them. They were in a settlement outside Madinah. The narrator says that he thinks Hazrat Uthman disliked that they should come to him in Madinah, or it was something of that sort. So the people of Egypt came to him and said, "Send for the scroll." So he had the scroll brought. Then they said, "Open it and bring out the 'Sabi'ah.'" They used to call Surah Yunus 'Sabi'ah.' So Hazrat Uthman began to recite, and when he reached this verse: { قُلْ أَرَأَیْتُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّہُ لَکُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ فَجَعَلْتُمْ مِنْہُ حَرَامًا وَحَلاَلاً قُلْ آللَّہُ أَذِنَ لَکُمْ أَمْ عَلَی اللہِ تَفْتَرُونَ } (Say: Tell me, what provision Allah has sent down to you, and you have made some of it unlawful and some lawful? Say: Has Allah permitted you, or do you invent (things) against Allah?) Hazrat Uthman said, "Leave this; this verse was revealed regarding such-and-such matter. As for the issue of pasture you are talking about, before me Hazrat Umar had set aside pasture for the camels of charity. Then when I was made governor, the camels of charity increased, so I expanded the pasture as well, considering the abundance of camels." So the people of Egypt kept arguing from the verses, and Hazrat Uthman kept saying, "Leave it," and kept saying, "This verse was revealed regarding such-and-such incident." The one speaking to Hazrat Uthman was of his age. Abu Nadrah says that Abu Sa'id told him this. Abu Nadrah says, "I was of your age that day." He says, "The full signs of youth had not appeared on my face," or he said, "I was not fully grown up." I do not know if he said the second time, "I was thirty years old that day." Then they made such objections to Hazrat Uthman that he could not get rid of them, and Hazrat Uthman fully recognized the reality of those things. Then he said, "I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him." Then he said to them, "What do you want?" Then they took a pledge from Hazrat Uthman. The narrator says, "I think they also set some conditions," and Hazrat Uthman took a pledge from them that they would not weaken the strength of the Muslims nor spread division among the Muslims as long as I abide by the conditions." Then Hazrat Uthman said, "What else do you want?" So they said, "We want the people of Madinah not to take any grants, because this wealth is only for those who fight and for the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him)." So they agreed and came to Madinah with Hazrat Uthman. Then Hazrat Uthman stood up and gave a sermon and said, "By Allah, I have not seen a better delegation than this one for my need." And then he said the same thing a second time. The narrator says, "I think its participants were the people of Egypt. Listen, whoever has land should farm it, and whoever has a milking animal should live off its milk. I have no wealth for you. And the wealth is for the fighters and the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him)." So the people became angry and said, "This is the deception of Banu Umayyah." Then the Egyptian delegation happily returned. They were on the way when a rider came to them, then left them, then returned to them and left again, and abused them. So they said to him, "What is your matter?" He said, "I am an envoy from the Commander of the Faithful to the governor of Egypt." So the delegation investigated and found a letter with him from Hazrat Uthman, sealed with Hazrat Uthman's seal, and it was written to the governor of Egypt that he should kill this delegation or cut off their hands and feet. So the delegation returned and reached Madinah and presented themselves to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Do you not see the enemy of Allah who has issued such an order about us? Allah has made his blood lawful. Come with us." But Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I will never go with you." The delegation asked Hazrat Uthman, "Why did you write this letter about us?" So Hazrat Uthman replied, "By Allah, I did not write any letter for you." So they began to look at each other and said to one another, "Will you fight because of this? Will you become enraged because of this?" Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) left Madinah and went towards a settlement. So they went and reached Hazrat Uthman and said, "Why did you write this about us?" Hazrat Uthman said, "Then there are only two things: one is that...

40487 - 15. He said: Al-Hasan narrated to us that Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr entered upon him and took hold of his beard, so Uthman said to him: "You have taken from me a position—or sat with me in a manner—that Abu Bakr would never have taken—or sat in," he said: So he left and departed from him.