Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Musa bin Uqbah says: My maternal grandfather Abu Habibah narrated to me that he entered the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), in which he was besieged. He saw that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to speak with him about something. He granted him permission. He stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "After me, you will fall into tribulation and disagreement." Someone said: O Messenger of Allah! At that time, (which leader) will be better for us? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) pointed towards Sayyiduna Uthman and said: "Adhere to this trustworthy one and his companions."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said one day: "Suddenly, you will rush upon a man (to pledge allegiance to him) who will be wrapped in a striped cloak; he will take allegiance from the people, and he will be among the people of Paradise." (One day it happened that) we rushed upon Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) to pledge allegiance to him, and he was wrapped in a striped cloak.

Jubair bin Nufair says that after the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), we were encamped with Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Murrah Bahzi (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: “If I had not heard this matter from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would not have stood at this place.” When Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the name of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he made the people sit down. He said: “We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by there. He had arranged his hair and had wrapped a cloth over his face. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘From beneath the feet of this (Uthman), a tribulation will emerge. At that time, he (Uthman) and his followers will be upon guidance.’ Near the pulpit, Ibn Hawalah Azdi stood up and said to me: (Ka’b!) Are you also his companion? I said: Yes. By Allah! I was present in that gathering. If I were certain that there are people in this army who would confirm me, I would be the first to speak about it.”