It is narrated from Abu Layla (may Allah have mercy on him) that on the Day of the House (the day his house was besieged) Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) looked down upon us from above and said: "O people! Do not kill me, for if you kill me, you will become like this (at one another's throats and caught in trials)," and to show a picture of it, he (may Allah be pleased with him) interlaced the fingers of both his hands.
[Al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah: 3910, Musnad Ahmad: 489; the chain of this narration is hasan (good)]
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3910
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن، موقوف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده حسن موقوف » «أخرجه المطالب العالية لابن حجر برقم: 4379، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 38235»