It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the pulpit with a letter in his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed hand, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I will certainly give this letter to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger and whom Allah and His Messenger love. O Uthman bin Abi al-As! Stand up.' So Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) handed the letter over to him."
No one except Abu Umayyah bin Ya'la (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith from al-Maqburi (may Allah have mercy on him), and al-Fayd bin Wathiq (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 784
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف إسماعيل بن يعلى أبي أمية
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: فيه إسماعيل بن يعلى أبو أمية وهو ضعيف «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 9، ص 371»»