Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34214 — Reports on the virtue of Uthman bin

Yahya (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Abdullah bin Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) say: When opinions among the people began to differ regarding the attacks and reproaches against Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), my father stood and offered the night prayer, then he slept. The narrator said: It was said to him: Stand and ask Allah to protect you too from this trial, just as He has protected His righteous servants from it. The narrator said: He stood in prayer, then he fell ill. After that he was not seen outside until he died.