Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Yazid bin Amr al-Ma’asari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abu Thawr al-Fahmi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Abdur Rahman bin ‘Udays, who was among those who pledged allegiance under the tree, came to the rebels and ascended the pulpit. After praising and glorifying Allah, he mentioned Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him. Hazrat Abu Thawr, may Allah have mercy on him, says: During the siege, I went to Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, “So-and-so is saying such-and-such about you.” Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: “How can such a thing be? When I have stored up ten special virtues with Allah. They are: I am the fourth person to embrace Islam. And indeed, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, married me to one of his daughters, then married me to another of his daughters. And indeed, I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah with this right hand of mine, and never did I touch my private parts with it thereafter. Nor did I ever engage in romantic affairs. Nor did I ever desire or long for such things. And I never drank wine, neither in the days of ignorance nor in Islam. And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Who will buy this portion of the road and expand the mosque with it, for him will be a house in Paradise in exchange?’ So I bought that place and expanded the mosque.”