Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan and Sayyidah Aishah al-Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked permission to come to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was lying on his bed, covered with the wrap of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) permission while in that same state, so he attended to his need and left. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked permission, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him permission too in the same condition; he also presented his need and left. At this Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I saw that you did not make the same effort (and show the same attention) when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came as you did for Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Uthman is a man of great modesty. I feared that if I gave him permission while in that state, he might not (out of shyness and modesty) be able to state his need fully."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عائشة / 4818
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح: مضى الكلام عليه [برقم 4437]» «أخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 2402، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 516، 23809، 24690، 24811، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 3492، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 355، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 5516، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 8596، وأخرجه شرح مشكل الآثار برقم: 1716، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 4799»