أَخْبَرَنَا
الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ الْفَارِسِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
سُفْيَانُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الزُّهْرِيُّ ، غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي
سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرَ " يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ " ، فَقِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ : فِيهِ " وَعُثْمَانَ ؟ " قَالَ : لا أَحْفَظُهُ ، قِيلَ لَهُ : فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ النَّاسِ لا يَقُولُهُ إِلا عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، فَقَالَ : حَدَّثَنَاهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَقِيلَ لَهُ : فَإِنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ ، يَقُولُهُ كَمَا تَقُولُهُ ، وَيَزِيدُ فِيهِ عُثْمَانَ ، فَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ : لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ ذَكَرَ عُثْمَانَ .
Salim narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both): I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) walking in front of the funeral procession. Sufyan, the narrator, was asked: In the narration, are these the words, "and I also saw Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)"? He replied: I do not remember these words. He was asked: Some people say that this narration is transmitted from Salim, so he said: Zuhri narrated this to us several times, and I testify before you to this. He was asked: Ibn Jurayj narrates this hadith in the same way as you do, but he also mentions Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) in it. Sufyan said: I did not hear him mention Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).