مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
Sayyiduna Uthman’s (RA) obedience to the Prophet (PBUH)
Hadith 568
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: وَأَظُنُّنِي سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَهْلَةَ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا: لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدِي بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِي فَشَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ قَالَتْ: فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَدْعُو لَكَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا. فَقُلْتُ: أَدْعُو لَكَ عُمَرَ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا. فَقُلْتُ: أَدْعُو لَكَ عَلِيًّا؟ فَقَالَ: لَا. فَقُلْتُ: أَدْعُو لَكَ عُثْمَانَ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَتْ: فَدَعَوْتُ عُثْمَانَ فَجَاءَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَ لِي: تَنَحِّي، فَتَنَحَّيْتُ مِنْهُ، فَأَدْنَى عُثْمَانَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ حَتَّى مَسَّتْ رُكْبَتُهُ رُكْبَتَهُ قَالَتْ: فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ عُثْمَانَ وَيَحْمَرُّ وَجْهُهُ قَالَتْ: وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ لَهُ وَيَحْمَرُّ وَجْهُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: انْصَرِفْ، فَانْصَرَفَ. قَالَتْ: فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الدَّارِ، قَالُوا لِعُثْمَانَ: أَلَا تُقَاتِلُ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ عَهْدًا سَأَصْبِرُ عَلَيْهِ. قَالَتْ: فَكُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِيمَا يَكُونُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ.
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said one day: "I wish that I had one of my companions with me, so I could complain to him and talk with him." She said: I thought that you would want to meet Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), so I said: Shall I call Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No." I said: Shall I call Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No." I said: Shall I call Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No." I said: Shall I call Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) for you? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes." She said: I called Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he came. When he was in the house, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: "Withdraw." So I withdrew, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) brought Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) close to him, until his knee touched his knee. She narrated: Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) began to talk with Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and the color of Uthman's face began to turn red. She said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) kept speaking to him, and his face kept turning red, then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: "Go." So he left. When the day of the siege of his house came, they said to Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him): Why do you not fight? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took a covenant from me, and I will remain firm upon it. She (Lady Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her) said: We understood that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had taken a covenant from him regarding this incident.
