Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34227 — Reports on the virtue of Uthman bin

Mis'ar (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Abd al-Rahman bin Ablajan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) were mentioned in the presence of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: What is your opinion: if you had two camels, one of them strong and the other weak, would you kill the weak camel?