Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) called some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), among whom was Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "I want to ask you some questions and have you confirm a few things. I ask you by Allah, do you not know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give preference to the Quraysh over other people, and to Banu Hashim over all of Quraysh?" The people remained silent. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If the keys to Paradise were in my hand, I would give them to Banu Umayyah so that all of them could enter Paradise." (Having kinship ties is a natural thing; this was actually an answer to the question people used to raise against Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding favoritism towards relatives.) After this, he addressed Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Shall I tell you something about him, i.e., Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him)? I was once walking, holding the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until we reached the valley of Batha, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his parents, where they were being subjected to various punishments. Ammar's father, upon seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Will we always remain like this?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Be patient,' then he supplicated: 'O Allah! Forgive the family of Yasir.' I too am now being patient."