Hazrat Abu Sahla (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the freed slave of Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his final illness: "I wish that I had a companion with me." So Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Shall I call Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" She says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. I understood that he did not wish for him to be called. Then I said: "Shall I call Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. I understood that he did not wish for him to be called either. Then I said: "Shall I call Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. I understood that he did not wish for him to be called either. Then I said: "Shall I call Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" So I called him. When he arrived, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured for me to move away. So he came and sat by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke to him for some time, and the color of Uthman kept changing. Hazrat Qais narrates that Hazrat Abu Sahla (may Allah have mercy on him) told me: When Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was besieged in his house, he was asked: "Why do you not fight?" He replied: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took a promise from me, and I am going to be patient upon it." Hazrat Abu Sahla (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) thought that the promise was made in that very gathering.