415 - Ahmad ibn Abi Khaythama informed us, saying: Qutba ibn al-'Ala' ibn al-Minhal narrated to us [p. 325], saying: My father narrated to me, saying: Sa'id ibn Abi 'Aruba said to me: "By Allah, I narrate regarding 'Uthman ibn 'Affan what I do not narrate regarding Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Indeed, I narrate about him approximately fifty hadiths, all of which confirm his excellence (mujiya)."
٤١٥ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي خَيْثَمَةَ، قَالَ: ثَنَا قُطْبَةُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْمِنْهَالِ ⦗٣٢٥⦘، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: قَالَ لِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ: «وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْوِي فِي عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ مَا لَا أَرْوِي فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ، إِنِّي لَأَرْوِي فِيهِ نَحْوًا مِنْ خَمْسِينَ حَدِيثًا، كُلُّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ»
