351 - 'Ali ibn Harb reported to us, saying: Quraysh ibn Anas reported to us, from Salih ibn Abi al-Akhdar, from al-Zuhri, from Suwayd ibn Zayd, who said: I passed by the Mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while Abu Dharr was sitting alone. I seized the opportunity and sat with him. He mentioned 'Uthman and said: "I do not say anything about 'Uthman but good after what I saw from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I used to follow the private moments of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to learn from him. He passed by me, and I followed him until he entered a garden, and I entered with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'O Abu Dharr, what brought you here?' I said: Allah and His Messenger. Then Abu Bakr came, greeted, and sat to the right of the Messenger of Allah. Then 'Umar came, greeted, and sat to the right of Abu Bakr. Then 'Uthman came, greeted, and sat to the right of 'Umar. I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) take seven or nine pebbles in his palm, and they glorified Allah (tasbih) until I heard a sound from them like the buzzing of bees. Then he placed them down, and they fell silent. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took them and placed them in the hand of Abu Bakr, and they glorified Allah until I heard a sound from them like the buzzing of bees. Then he placed them down, and they fell silent. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took them and placed them in the hand of 'Umar, and they glorified Allah until I heard a sound from them like the buzzing of bees. Then he placed them down, and they fell silent. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took them and placed them in the hand of 'Uthman, and they glorified Allah until I heard a sound from them like the buzzing of bees. Then he placed them down, and they fell silent."
٣٥١ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: ثَنَا قُرَيْشُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَخْضَرِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: مَرَرْتُ بِمَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ جَالِسٌ وَحْدَهُ، فَاغْتَنَمْتُ ذَلِكَ، فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَذَكَرَ عُثْمَانَ، فَقَالَ: " لَا أَقُولُ لِعُثْمَانَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا بَعْدَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كُنْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ خَلَوَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ، فَمَرَّ بِي، وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ، فَدَخَلَ حَائِطًا، وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ، مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟» قُلْتُ: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، إِذْ جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَلَّمَ وَجَلَسَ عَنْ يَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، إِذْ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَسَلَّمَ وَجَلَسَ عَنْ يَمِينِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، إِذْ جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَسَلَّمَ وَجَلَسَ عَنْ يَمِينِ عُمَرَ، فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ سَبْعَ حَصَيَاتٍ، أَوْ تِسْعَ حَصَيَاتٍ فِي كَفِّهِ، فَسَبَّحْنَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ لَهُنَّ حَنِينًا كَحَنِينِ النَّحْلِ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُنَّ فَخَرَسْنَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُنَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَضَعَهُنَّ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَسَبَّحْنَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ لَهُنَّ حَنِينًا كَحَنِينِ النَّحْلِ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُنَّ فَخَرَسْنَ ⦗٢٨٩⦘، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُنَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَضَعَهُنَّ فِي يَدِ عُمَرَ فَسَبَّحْنَ، حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ لَهُنَّ حَنِينًا كَحَنِينِ النَّحْلِ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُنَّ فَخَرَسْنَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُنَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَضَعَهُنَّ فِي يَدِ عُثْمَانَ، فَسَبَّحْنَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ لَهُنَّ حَنِينًا كَحَنِينِ النَّحْلِ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُنَّ فَخَرَسْنَ "
