صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب فضائل الصحابة
The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet
بَابُ مَنَاقِبُ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ:
(13) Chapter. The merits of Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam.
Hadith 3718
حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي , سَمِعْتُ مَرْوَانَ ، كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : اسْتَخْلِفْ ، قَالَ : وَقِيلَ ذَاكَ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ الزُّبَيْرُ ، قَالَ : " أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ خَيْرُكُمْ ثَلَاثًا " .
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam: While I was with `Uthman, a man came to him and said, "Appoint your successor." `Uthman said, "Has such successor been named?" He replied, "Yes, Az-Zubair." `Uthman said, thrice, "By Allah! Indeed you know that he is the best of you."
