Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34219 — Reports on the virtue of Uthman bin

Abu Habibah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I entered the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when the rebels had surrounded his house. There I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon after me you will encounter trial and disagreement. The narrator said: A questioner asked: What do you (peace and blessings be upon him) command us to do? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You must obey the trustworthy one and his companions. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck the shoulder of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).