It is narrated from Banana that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) never dyed his hair.

It is narrated from ‘Abad bin Zahir, he says: I heard Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon, he said:“By Allah! We had the honor of being in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during travel and at home. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit our sick, attend our funerals, fight alongside us, and whether something was little or much, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to include us in it. Now some people teach me things about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), even though it is possible that some of them have not even seen the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).”

It is narrated from Hasan, he says: I was present with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he gave the order in his sermon to kill dogs and to slaughter pigeons.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Moheb that a man came from Egypt to perform Hajj at the House of Allah. He saw some people sitting and asked about them, "Who are these people?" The people informed him that they were Quraysh. He asked, "What is the name of the eldest among them?" The people told him that he was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). The man said, "O Abdullah bin Umar! I ask you one thing," or he said, "I ask you by the sanctity of the House of Allah, do you know that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) fled from the battlefield on the day of Uhud?" He replied, "Yes." He asked, "Do you know that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was not present at the Battle of Badr?" He replied, "Yes." He further asked, "Do you also know that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was not present at the Pledge of Ridwan?" He replied, "Yes." Hearing these things, the Egyptian said "Allahu Akbar" out of happiness. Seeing his manner, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Come here, let me clarify for you the reality of what you have asked me. As for his fleeing on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah has forgiven him. As for not being present at the Battle of Badr, you should know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)'s daughter was married to him, and at that time she was ill. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him): 'You will have the reward and share equal to the participants of Badr.' As for his absence from the Pledge of Ridwan, you should know that at that time, if there had been anyone more trustworthy than Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) in the valley of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would have sent him as his representative to the people of Makkah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) as his representative to the people of Makkah, and the Pledge of Ridwan took place after Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) had gone. After clarifying this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) struck his hand on that man's hand and said, 'This is the reality of the objections against Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), now take it with you and go.'"

It is narrated from Shaqiq that Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) met Walid bin Uqbah. Walid said to him: "What is the matter that you behave coldly towards the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)?" Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Convey this message of mine to him, that I did not flee on the Day of Aynayn, that is, the Day of Uhud, nor did I stay behind in the Battle of Badr, nor have I abandoned the way of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)." After this, Walid went to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned these matters to him. In response, he said: "His saying that I (Ibn Awf, may Allah be pleased with him) did not flee on the Day of Aynayn, that is, the Day of Uhud— the question is, why does he reproach me for a shortcoming which Allah Almighty has already forgiven? The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: {إِنَّ الَّذِینَ تَوَلَّوْا مِنْکُمْ یَوْمَ الْتَقَی الْجَمْعَانِ إِنَّمَا اسْتَزَلَّہُمُ الشَّیْطَانُ بِبَعْضِ مَا کَسَبُوْا وَلَقَدْ عَفَا اللّٰہُ عَنْہُمْ} ... Indeed, those among you who turned their backs on the day when the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some of what they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. (Surah Al-Imran: 155) As for his saying that he did not stay behind from the Battle of Badr, I was engaged in nursing Sayyida Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger (may Allah be pleased with her), and during those days she passed away. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me the same share as he gave to the participants of Badr. Now, whoever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a share to, it means he was considered present. And as for his saying that he did not abandon the way of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), my submission is that I do not have the ability to do so. Go and convey these things to him."

1 The meaning of not having the strength for the way of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is that Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) was extremely disinterested in the world, extremely concerned about the Hereafter, very compassionate towards his subjects, took great care of them, ensured justice for the oppressed, provided security for the fearful, was very gentle with the pious and virtuous, and extremely harsh with the oppressors and wrongdoers.

Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) wants to say that I do not have the strength to adopt such lofty qualities. [دیکھیں مسند محقق، جلد:۱، ص: ۵۲۶] (Abdullah Rafiq)

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ali, he says: Some people came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and complained about the governors of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). My father, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), said to me: Take this letter and go to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and tell him that people are complaining about your governors; this is the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding alms, instruct them to collect alms according to it. So I went to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned this matter to him. If Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had wanted to express anything bad about Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he would have done so that very day.

It is narrated from Abu Thawr that on the day of Jar‘ah, Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna Sa‘id bin ‘As (may Allah be pleased with him), but people came to him and sent him back. I (Abu Thawr) was sitting with Sayyiduna Abu Mas‘ud and Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with them). Sayyiduna Abu Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I did not think that he would return just like that without blood being shed. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: But I knew very well that this army would return on their heels just like that without bloodshed. I have known this since the time when Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), was alive. Rather, such conditions will arise that a man will begin the morning in a state of faith, but by evening he will have been emptied of faith, and a man will begin the evening in a state of faith, but by morning nothing of faith will remain with him. A man will fight with his own group, and the next day Allah Almighty will kill him and turn his heart over, and his backside will be on top of him. I said: The lower part will be on top? He said: I am saying backside, backside.

It is narrated from Jundub, he says: On the day of Jar‘ah, there was a man there who said: By Allah! Today there will definitely, definitely be bloodshed. Hearing this, another man said: By Allah! Never. The first person said: Why did you not say, "By Allah, yes, there will definitely be bloodshed"? The second said: By Allah! It will never happen. This is a hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, which he himself narrated to me. I said: Today you are a bad companion to me. I am swearing an oath about something and you are listening to me, while you have also heard the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about this, and you are not stopping me. Then I thought, what is the need to be angry about this, so I let go of my displeasure and I rushed towards that companion and began to question him. Then it became known that man was Hudhayfah bin Yaman, may Allah be pleased with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I used to serve the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then I would come to the mosque and, after finishing my work, I would lie down. One day, while I was lying down, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me. He pressed me a little with his blessed foot, so I sat up straight. He said: "Abu Dharr! What will your condition be when you are expelled from this city?" I said: "I will stay in the mosque of my Prophet and in my house." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are expelled from here, what will your condition be?" I said: "I will draw my sword and whoever expels me, I will strike him with my sword." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his blessed hand on my shoulder and said: "Abu Dharr! Forgive (them)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this sentence three times and then said: "Rather, wherever they take you, obey them, and wherever they drive you, go in that direction, even if it is a black slave." Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When I was driven towards Rabadhah and the call to prayer for prayer was given, a black man stepped forward to lead the prayer; he was in charge of the treasury's camels there. When he saw me, he began to step back to let me lead, but I said to him: "Stay in your place (and lead the prayer); I will obey the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) used to serve the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and after completing his service, he would go to the mosque; the mosque was his home, he would lie down there. One night, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque and found him lying on the ground of the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nudged him slightly with his blessed foot, and he sat up straight. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "I see you sleeping here?" Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do I have any home other than this? If I do not sleep here, then where should I sleep?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down beside him and said: "What will be your condition when people drive you out from here?" He said: "I will go towards Syria, for Syria is the land of migration, the land of resurrection, and the region of the noble Prophets. Thus, I will become a resident there." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When people drive you out from Syria as well, then what will be your condition?" He said: "Then I will return to Madinah; this is my home and this is my refuge." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When people drive you out from here a second time, then what will be your condition?" He said: "Then I will take up my sword and defend myself until death." Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled, placed his blessed hand upon him, and said: "Shall I not tell you something better than this?" He said: "O Prophet of Allah! Please do tell." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wherever they take you, keep going along with them, until in that state you meet me."