حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ، نَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي ثُمَامَةَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ، نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ، نَا هِلالُ بْنُ حَقٍّ ، حَدَّثَنِي الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ بْنِ حَزْنٍ الْقُشَيْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ الدَّارَ يَوْمَ أُصِيبَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَاطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ اطِّلاعَةً ، وَقَالَ : " ادْعُوا لِي صَاحِبَيْكُمُ اللَّذَيْنِ يَأْلِبَاكُمْ عَلَيَّ فَدُعِيَا ، فَقَالَ : أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ ضَاقَ الْمَسْجِدُ بِأَهْلِهِ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذِهِ الْبُقْعَةَ مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ فَيَكُونُ فِيهَا كَالْمُسْلِمِينَ ، وَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُهَا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِي فَجَعَلْتُهَا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ ، قَالُوا : اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَأَنْتُمْ تَمْنَعُونِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي صَاحِبُ جَيْشِ الْعُسْرَةِ ؟ ، قَالُوا : اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ " .
Thumamah bin Hazn Qushayri narrates that I was present near the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) looked out from the wall of the house and said: "Bring before me your two companions who are the root of the mischief." When both of them were brought forward, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I ask you both by Allah's name, do you know that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, the mosque became too small for the worshippers, so he said: 'Who will buy this land from his wealth and dedicate it for the Muslims? He will get a better place in Paradise in exchange.' So I bought it from my wealth and dedicated it for the Muslims." The people said: Allah knows that it is so. Then Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Now you are preventing me from even offering two rak'ahs of prayer in this mosque. I ask you by Allah's name, do you know that I provided equipment in the Battle of Tabuk?" They replied: Yes! It is so.