Shaqiq narrates: Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) met al-Walid bin Uqbah, and al-Walid said to him: "Why is it that I see you have treated the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), unfairly?" Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Convey this message to him from me: that I did not flee on the day of Aynayn" (the narrator named Asim says: this means the day of the Battle of Uhud) (he also said:) "and I did not stay behind from taking part in the Battle of Badr, and I did not abandon the Sunnah of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrator says: Al-Walid went and informed Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) of this. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "As for his saying that he did not flee on the day of Aynayn, how can he reproach me for a sin that Allah Almighty has pardoned, saying: 'Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was only Satan who caused them to slip because of some of what they had earned, and Allah has certainly pardoned them.' As for his saying that I stayed behind on the day of Badr, I was nursing Sayyidah Ruqayyah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until she passed away. That is why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned me a share, and whoever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned a share to is as if he took part (in that battle). As for his saying that I did not abandon the way of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), neither I nor he has the strength for that. Go to him and tell him this."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, al-Tabarani recorded it in abridged form, and al-Bazzar recorded it at length in a similar way; its chain contains a narrator, Asim bin Abi al-Najud, who is hasan al-hadith (good in hadith); the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 11993
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (132) أخرجه احمد فى المسند (490)»