Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34206 — Reports on the virtue of Uthman bin

Abu Sahlah, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his final illness: I wish that one of my companions were with me. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Shall I call Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? She said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and I understood that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wish to call him. Then I said: Shall I call Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and I understood that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wish to call him either. I said: Shall I call Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and I understood that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wish to call him either. I said: Shall I call Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes. So I had him called. When he arrived, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) signalled to me to move away. He came and sat beside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying something to him, and the colour of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was changing.