مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب المناقب
The Book of Merits
(قَرَارُ حَضْرَةِ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِعَدَمِ مُوَاجَهَةِ البُغَاةِ)
(Hazrat Uthman’s decision, may Allah be pleased with him, not to confront the rebels)
Hadith 6079
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَهْلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي عُثْمَانُ يَوْمَ الدَّارِ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ عَهْدًا وَأَنَا صَابِرٌ عَلَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
Abu Sahla told that `Uthman said to him on the day of the house, "God's messenger made a covenant with me and I shall show endurance in adhering to it." Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
