Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39860 — Reports on the caliphate and killing

It is narrated from Hakim bin Jabir that when allegiance was given to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Ma alawna 'an a'lana dha fuq (We did not fall short in choosing the highest of us, a sound arrow with its notch intact; that is, the best among us)."