Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34233 — Reports on the virtue of Uthman bin

Sufyan bin Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) said that al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) offered his daughter in marriage to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not guide her to one who is better than Uthman, and guide Uthman to a woman who is better than her? The narrator said: So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself married the daughter of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he married Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to his own daughter.