Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, says that two men mentioned Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him. So one of them said, "He was martyred." The other seized him and brought him to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "Indeed, this person says that certainly Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, was martyred!" He (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Did you say this?" The man replied, "Yes!" He (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do you not remember that day when I was present in the service of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, and Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them, were with him? So I asked the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he gave me; and I asked Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me; and I asked Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me; and I asked Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me. So I submitted, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Pray for blessing for me, may Allah grant me blessing.' He, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'Why should you not be given blessing, when you have been given by a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs?' So Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 'Leave him, leave him, leave him.'"