Hazrat Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once Hazrat Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a letter through me to Hazrat Aisha. When I reached her and handed over the letter, she said,“Son! Shall I not narrate to you a hadith which I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?”I replied,“Why not?”She said,“Once Hafsa and I were present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘I wish there was a man with us who would talk to us.’ Hazrat Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) said, ‘Shall I send someone to call Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent at first, then said, ‘No.’ I suggested calling Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), but the same happened. Then a man was called and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whispered to him for a while. Shortly after, Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his full attention towards him. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, ‘Uthman! Soon Allah will clothe you with a shirt. If the hypocrites want you to take it off, do not take it off until you meet me.’ He repeated this sentence three times. Hazrat Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) says, ‘I asked her, O Mother of the Believers! Why have you not mentioned this until now?’ She replied, ‘By Allah, I had forgotten it. I did not remember it.’”