It is narrated from Qatadah that when Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, he was ninety (90) or eighty-eight (88) years old.

It is narrated from Abu Nu'aym; he said: Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred on Friday, with twelve days remaining of Dhu al-Hijjah in the year thirty-five (35) AH, and the period of his caliphate was twelve years.

It is narrated from Abu Abdullah, the freed slave (mawla) of Shaddad bin al-Had; he said: I saw Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) on the pulpit on Friday. He was wearing a coarse lower garment (izar) from Aden, worth four or five dirhams, and over him was a sheet made in Kufa, "mumashshaqah" (dyed with red ochre). He was of firm, well-fleshed build (sturdy), his beard was long, and his face was very handsome.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her); she said: The first stone for the building of the mosque was carried by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself, then by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) carried another stone, and then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) carried another stone. So I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you not see how these people are helping you?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah! These are my successors (caliphs) after me." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. This report became well known through a weak (wahi) chain of Muhammad bin al-Fadl bin Atiyyah, and for that reason it was abandoned (by the people of knowledge).

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah; he said: The pledge of allegiance to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) took place on Monday, the first of Muharram al-Haram, in the year twenty-four (24) AH.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Sinan that when the time came for the pledge of allegiance to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said (expressing his satisfaction with his selection): "We have spared no effort in choosing the best and most elevated man from among us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: We were in the house of Ibn Hashafah with a group of the Muhajirun, among whom were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talhah, al-Zubayr, Abd al-Rahman bin Awf and Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with them). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let each man among you rise and go to his equal and peer (kuf')." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went towards Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), embraced him and said: "You are my wali (close friend) in this world and the Hereafter." The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Zayd bin Aslam narrates from his father; he said: I was present on the day when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged at the place of the funeral prayers. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Talhah! I ask you by Allah, do you remember the day when you and I were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at such-and-such a place, and none of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions was there except me and you, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to you: 'O Talhah! Every prophet has a companion from his Ummah who will be with him in Paradise, and indeed Uthman is my companion and with me in Paradise'?" Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "By Allah, yes (I remember)." Then Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) went back from there. The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to him and asked: "Was Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) present at the Pledge of Ridwan?" He replied: "No." Then he asked: "Was he present at Badr?" He said: "No." He asked: "Was he among those whom Satan caused to slip (at the Battle of Uhud)?" He said: "Yes." The man got up to leave, and one of those present said to Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "This man is now claiming that you have spoken against Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: "Is that what he is saying? Bring the man back to me." When he came, he asked him: "Did you understand the reality of what I told you?" He said: "Yes. I asked you about Uthman's (may Allah be pleased with him) presence at the Pledge of Ridwan and you denied it, I asked about his presence at Badr and you denied it, and I asked about Satan causing him to slip and you affirmed it." Then Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) explained: "As for the Pledge of Ridwan, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself stood up and said: 'Indeed Uthman has gone on an errand (mission) for Allah and His Messenger, and I pledge allegiance on his behalf.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck one of his hands on the other (taking the pledge on his behalf). As for the Battle of Badr, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and said: 'Indeed Uthman has gone on an errand (mission) for Allah and His Messenger,' and so he (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned him a share (of the spoils), whereas he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not assign a share to any other absent person besides him. And as for those who turned their backs (on the day of Uhud) when the two hosts met (Allah's statement about them is): 'It was only Satan who caused them to slip because of some of what they had earned. And Allah has certainly pardoned them. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Forbearing.' [Surah Al Imran: 155] (That is, since Allah has pardoned them, no one now has the right to object)." This hadith has a sahih chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon you will come upon a man who has wrapped a cloak (over his head and shoulders) and is taking the pledge of allegiance from the people, and he is from the people of Paradise." (Ibn Hawalah said:) Then I suddenly came upon Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) while he had wrapped himself in a striped Yemeni cloak and was taking the pledge of allegiance from the people. This hadith has a sahih chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.