Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Umar bin Jawan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ahnaf bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We were in Madinah when Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. It was said: This is Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) entered in such a state that he was wearing a yellow sheet with which he had covered his head. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Is Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) here? The people replied: Yes! He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Is Hazrat Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) here? The people replied: Yes! He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Is Hazrat Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) here? The people replied: Yes! He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Is Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) here? The people replied: Yes! He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I ask you by oath, by Him besides whom there is no deity worthy of worship, do you know the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever buys the enclosure of camels of such-and-such tribe, Allah will forgive him. So I bought that enclosure for twenty thousand or twenty-five thousand. Then I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, I have bought that enclosure. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Dedicate that place as a waqf for our mosque and you will receive its reward? The narrator says: All of them unanimously said: By Allah! It is exactly as you said. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I ask you by Allah, besides whom there is no deity worthy of worship: Do you know regarding the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever buys the well of Roomah with sweet water, Allah will forgive him. So I bought that well for such-and-such amount, then I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, I have bought it. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Dedicate it for the Muslims to drink from and you will receive its reward? The narrator says: All of them unanimously said: By Allah! It is exactly as you said. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I ask you by Allah, besides whom there is no deity, do you know the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said while looking at the faces of the people: Who is the person who will provide the equipment for these people’s journey? Allah will forgive that person. That is, in the expedition of Tabuk. So I provided equipment for all of them until they did not lack even a camel’s bridle or a rope for the camel’s foot? All of them unanimously said: By Allah! It is exactly as you said. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said three times: O Allah! Bear witness.