Thumamah bin Hazn Qushayri narrates that I was present near the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) looked towards the people and said: "I ask you by Allah's name, do you know that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, at that time there was only one well of sweet water, the well of Rumah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will buy the well of Rumah and dedicate it for the Muslims? In exchange for it, he will get Paradise.' So I bought it from my wealth and made all Muslims equal partners in it, and today you are preventing me from drinking water from that well and I have to drink sea (i.e., salty) water." The people replied: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you by Allah and by Islam, do you know that I provided equipment for the Battle of Tabuk from my personal wealth?" The people replied: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you by Allah and by Islam, do you know that the mosque had become small, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will buy the land of such-and-such people and give it for the expansion of the mosque? In exchange for it, he will get Paradise.' So I bought it from my wealth and expanded the mosque with it, and today you are preventing me from praying two rak'ahs in that mosque." The people replied: Allah knows that it is so. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you by Allah and by Islam, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on the mountain of Thabir in Makkah, and with him were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and I, and during that time the mountain began to shake and some stones fell down, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck it with his foot and said: 'Stay firm, for upon you is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs.'" The people said: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, and said: "Bear witness about me! By the Lord of the Ka'bah! I am a martyr." He said this three times. Here, the wording of the narration is similar to each other.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in this version the following words are added: "I ask you in the name of Allah, do you know that after the death of one of his daughters, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) married his other daughter to me, and he was pleased with me and happy with me?" The people replied: Allah knows that it is so.

Thumamah bin Hazn Qushayri narrates that I was present near the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) looked out from the wall of the house and said: "Bring before me your two companions who are the root of the mischief." When both of them were brought forward, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you both by Allah's name, do you know that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, the mosque became too small for the worshippers, so he said: 'Who will buy this land from his wealth and dedicate it for the Muslims? He will get a better place in Paradise in exchange.' So I bought it from my wealth and dedicated it for the Muslims." The people said: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Now you are preventing me from even offering two rak'ahs of prayer in this mosque. I ask you by Allah's name, do you know that I provided equipment in the Battle of Tabuk?" They replied: Yes! It is so.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: "Where are those two people who incited you against me?" They were brought. In this, these words are additional: Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "I ask you by Allah's name, do you know that when the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to Madinah Munawwarah, there was no sweet well there except for the well of Rumah? So the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Who will purchase it from his wealth and dedicate it for the Muslims, so that he will receive a better reward for it in Paradise?' So I purchased it from my wealth, and today you are preventing me from drinking water from that very well."

The narrator, Musa bin Hakim, reports that Ibn ‘Amir wrote a letter to Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him). I went to his service, and by that time, those people had already surrounded him. I sewed that letter into my garment and placed it inside my cloak. Then I put on a woman’s dress and, in this way, entered the house of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). I sat down before him, tore my cloak, and he kept watching. I handed the letter to him; he read it, then turned his face toward the mosque, where Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting on the eastern side of the mosque. He called out:“O Talhah!”Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied:“I am here!”Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“I ask you by Allah’s name, do you know that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Who will purchase this piece of land and thereby expand the mosque, and in return he will receive this reward?’ So I bought it from my wealth.”Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“Now you people are in this mosque in a state of security, and I am in it in a state of fear.”Then Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Talhah!”He said:“I am here!”Then Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“I ask you by Allah’s name, do you know that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Who will purchase the well of Rumah and dedicate it for the Muslims, and in return he will receive such and such reward?’ So I bought it from my wealth.”He said: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Talhah!”He said:“I am here!”Then Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“I ask you by Allah’s name, do you know that I provided one hundred camels for the expedition of Tabuk?”Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Allah knows that it is so. After this, Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Allah! To the best of my knowledge, Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) is oppressed.”

Sayyiduna Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates that when Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged in his house, he looked out towards the people and made them swear an oath. He said: "Do you know that I was on the mountain of Hira with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it began to shake, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hira, remain firm! For upon you is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and a martyr.'" The narrator says that the people affirmed his statement. Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will add to the mosque from his house?' So I bought a house and expanded the mosque through it." The people affirmed his statement. Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you by Allah's name, do you know that the water of the well of Rumah was only sold to travelers, and I bought that well and dedicated it for the sake of Allah?" The people replied: Yes! The people affirmed his statement. Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you by Allah's name! Do you know that I provided supplies for the Battle of Tabuk and spent such and such amount on it?" The people also affirmed this statement. Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have lived among you for so long, but you have hastened against me, that I should remove the robe that Allah has clothed me with. By Allah! This will never happen."

Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) looked out from his house, while he was besieged, and said: "I ask you by Allah's name, who was present at that time when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on Mount Hira, and the mountain began to shake, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck it with his foot and said: 'O Hira! Be still, for upon you is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and a martyr.' I was also with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at that time." So some people testified to this (that it was true). Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of the pledge of Ridwan, I ask him by Allah's name, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to the polytheists, did he not say: 'This is my hand and this is Uthman's hand.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge on my behalf." Some people also confirmed this statement of his. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask by Allah's name the one who was present when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will buy this house and add it to the mosque, and in return he will have a house in Paradise?' So I bought that house from my wealth and expanded the mosque with it." Some people confirmed this statement of his as well. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask by Allah's name the one who was present when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was preparing for the Battle of Tabuk, and he said: 'Who will spend today in a way that will be accepted?' So I provided half of the army's equipment from my wealth." Some people also confirmed this statement of his. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask by Allah's name the one who was present when the water of Rumah was sold only to travelers, so I bought it from my wealth and dedicated it for the travelers (and for all Muslims)." So some people also confirmed this statement of his.

This narration is also transmitted with some other chains of transmission.

This same narration is also transmitted with some other chains, however, in it the words are: When Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged in his house, some people gathered around his house. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) looked out towards them. After that, the narrator mentioned the hadith as previously stated.

Abu Abdur Rahman Salami narrates that when Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged, he looked towards the people from the roof of his house and said: "I remind you of Allah, do you not know that when the mountain of Hira began to shake, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Hira! Remain firm! Upon you is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and a martyr.'?" The people replied: "Yes!" Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I remind you of Allah, do you not know that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to prepare provisions for the expedition of Tabuk, he said: 'Who will spend such that it will be accepted?' At that time, the people were in difficulty, so I provided one third of the army's provisions." The people replied: "It is so." Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I remind you of Allah and ask, do you not know that water from the well of Rumah could only be drunk in exchange for payment, so I bought it and dedicated it for every wealthy, poor, and traveler?" The people replied: "Yes!" After this, Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) had some other things counted as well.