Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says that once Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Abu Abdur Rahmid, whose name was Muhammad. A man was saying to him, "O Muhammad! May Allah do such and such to you," and began to abuse him. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "O son of Zaid! Come to me. I see that because of your name, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is being insulted. From today, as long as you live, you will not be called Muhammad." Thus, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) named him Abdur Rahman. Then he summoned the Banu Talha so that they could change the names of their family members. They were seven people, the eldest and their leader being Muhammad. Muhammad bin Talha said, "O Commander of the Faithful! I swear that this name was given to me by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Then go, for the name he has given, I cannot change."

On one occasion, Hazrat Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) Satan comes between me and my prayer and recitation." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The name of that Satan is Khanzab. When you feel this, recite 'A'udhu billah' and spit lightly three times to your left." He says, "I did so, and Allah removed it from me." The previous hadith is narrated through this second chain.

‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from Sa‘id al-Jurayri, from Yazid ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, from ‘Uthman ibn Abi al-‘As al-Thaqafi, who said: I said,“O Messenger of Allah, the state of the shaytan—”and he mentioned its meaning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Lead your people in prayer, and when you lead, make the prayer short, because among the people are children, the elderly, the weak, the sick, and those with needs. However, whoever prays alone may pray as he wishes.

Abu Nadrah says that once on a Friday we came to Hazrat Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) so that we could compare the Mushaf with his Mushaf. When the time for Friday approached, he ordered us and we performed ghusl (ritual bath), then perfume was brought to us, which we applied, then we went to the mosque and sat with a man, who began to narrate to us hadiths about the Dajjal. Meanwhile, Hazrat Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived, and we stood up out of respect for him. He told us to sit and said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the Muslims will have three cities: one city will be located at the junction of two seas, one in Hira, and one in Sham (Syria). Three times, events of fear and panic will occur among the people, then the Dajjal will emerge and he will defeat the people of the East. Then the first city he will attack will be the one located at the junction of two seas. The people there will be divided into three groups: one group will stand up and say, "Let us go to him and see what he is," the second group will join the villagers, and the third group will move to a nearby city. At that time, there will be seventy thousand people with the Dajjal, who will be wearing green cloaks, and most of his followers will be Jews and women. Then he will turn to the second city, and the people there will also be divided into three groups (as mentioned before). In this way, the Muslims will gather in a valley called Afiq. Then they will send a detachment to confront him, but all of them will be martyred. At that time, the Muslims will be in great hardship, facing severe hunger and extreme distress, to the extent that a man will burn the string of his bow and begin to eat it. While they are in this state, one morning a caller will announce: "O people! Your helper has arrived." The people will say among themselves, "This is the voice of a well-fed man." At that time, near the time of Fajr prayer, Hazrat Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him) will descend. The leader of the Muslims (Imam Mahdi, may Allah be pleased with him) will request him, "O Spirit of Allah! Come forward and lead the prayer." He will reply, "The people of this Ummah are leaders over one another, so their leader should lead the prayer." When Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) finishes the prayer, he will take his spear and set out towards the Dajjal. When the Dajjal sees him, he will begin to melt like lead. Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) will strike his spear between his chest and kill him. His followers will be defeated, and on that day there will be nothing that will hide them behind itself, even the trees will say, "O believer! Here is a disbeliever," and the stones will say, "O believer! Here is a disbeliever." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us by ‘Affan, narrated to us by Hammad ibn Salamah, narrated to us by ‘Ali ibn Zayd, from Abu Nadrah, who said: We came to ‘Uthman ibn Abi al-‘As to compare our mushaf with his mushaf, and he mentioned its meaning, except that he said: "So on that day, nothing will shield any of them." And he said: "It melted as lead melts."

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Fasting is a shield just like you use a shield in the battlefield. And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The best fast is three days in every month.

And I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "A good fasting is three days of the month."

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Every night a caller announces that I will not ask anyone else about My servants. Who is there who will supplicate to Me so that I may accept his supplication? Who is there who will ask of Me so that I may grant him? This announcement continues until the break of dawn, and who is there who will seek forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a woman from Banu Qais that they heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: O Allah! Forgive my sins, my slips, and the sins I have committed deliberately. O Allah! I seek guidance and righteousness from You in my affairs, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self.