Saeed bin Musayyib says: I saw Sayyiduna Uthman (RA) in the Maqa'id. He had food cooked on fire brought to him and ate it, then stood up for prayer and began to pray. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (RA) said: I am sitting in the place of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have eaten the food of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I have led the same prayer as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).