546 - And I read to him: Bishr ibn Shu'ayb said: My father narrated to me, from al-Zuhri, who said: Salim ibn 'Abd Allah reported that 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar said: "A man from the Ansar came to me during the caliphate of 'Uthman and spoke to me. It turned out that he was urging me in his speech to find fault with 'Uthman. He spoke at length, and he was a man with a stutter and could not finish his words clearly. When he finished his speech, I said: 'We used to say while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was alive: The best of the nation of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) after him are Abu Bakr, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman. And by Allah, we do not know 'Uthman to have killed a soul unjustly, nor did he commit any major sins. Rather, it is this wealth; if he gives it to you, you are pleased, and if he gives it to his relatives, you are angered. You only want to be like the Persians and Romans; they do not leave a leader without killing him.' He said: Then his eyes overflowed with four tears, and he said: 'O Allah, we do not wish for that.'"

547 - Muhammad ibn Khalid ibn Khalli narrated to us: Bishr narrated to us, from his father, from al-Zuhri, with four [of the same chain], and Salim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar informed me, and he mentioned the like of it exactly.

548 - And Dawud ibn Ahmad ibn Habban al-Antaki narrated to us: Yahya ibn Salih narrated to us: Ishaq ibn Yahya narrated to us the like of it exactly.