Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40450 — Reports on Uthman (may Allah be)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me while he was besieged inside the house: What do you say about what al-Mughirah bin al-Akhnas has told me? Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I said: What has he told you? He said: These people want to remove me from the caliphate. If I separate myself from this caliphate they will leave me alone, and if I do not separate myself from it they will kill me. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I said: Tell me, if you separate yourself, do you think that you will remain in this world forever? He said: No. I said: Do they own Paradise and Hell? He said: No. I said: Tell me, if you do not separate yourself from the caliphate, can they do anything more than kill you? He said: No. I said: Tell me, will you establish this practice in Islam, that whenever people become displeased with a ruler they separate him (from the caliphate)? Do not take off the shirt which Allah has clothed you with.