Fulfulah al-Ju'fi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I heard Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream clinging to the Throne, and I saw Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) holding the waist of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) holding the waist of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and I saw Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) holding the waist of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and I saw blood pouring down from the sky to the earth." When Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) related this hadith, some people of the Shi'ah sect were with him, and they asked: "And how did you see Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Nothing would have been dearer to me than to see Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) holding the waist of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is a dream that I saw (as it was)."
Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said (to the people): "You are relating from Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a dream of his, yet we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a military expedition, and the people were struck by such severe hardship and hunger that I saw sorrow on the faces of the Muslims and joy on the faces of the hypocrites. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw this situation, he said: 'By Allah! The sun will not set before Allah brings you provision.' Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) knew that the word of Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would prove true, so he bought fourteen camels laden with food and sent nine of them to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw this, he asked: 'What is this?' The people said: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) has sent you a gift. Then joy shone on the faces of the Muslims and sorrow came over the faces of the hypocrites. Then I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise both his hands so high that the whiteness of his (peace and blessings be upon him) armpits could be seen; he (peace and blessings be upon him) was supplicating for Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) with a supplication the like of which I never heard him make for anyone before him or after him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: 'O Allah! Give to Uthman; O Allah! Do (good) for Uthman.'"
This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain, and Sa'id bin Muhammad al-Warraq (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7255
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: إسناده حسن «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 9، ص 96»» «أخرجه الطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 694»