Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40449 — Reports on Uthman (may Allah be)

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: Shall I not narrate to you a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to call Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). When he came, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: O Uthman! Perhaps Allah Almighty will clothe you with a shirt; if the people want to take that shirt off you, do not take it off. He said this three times. Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: O Mother of the Believers, you have not narrated this hadith until now? She said: I had forgotten it, as if I had never heard it.