Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40470 — Reports on Uthman (may Allah be)

It is narrated from Mundhir bin Ya'la that on the day the rebels intended to kill Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), Marwan sent a message to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Will you not go to this man (Sayyiduna Uthman) and protect him? For they are not ready to accept the decision of anyone but you. Sayyiduna Ali said: We will certainly go to them. Then Ibn al-Hanafiyyah took him by the shoulders and held him tight, and said: O my father, where are you going? By Allah, they will only increase your fear. Then Sayyiduna Ali sent his turban to the rebels and told them to refrain from harming Sayyiduna Uthman.