542 - And I read to him: Yahya and Waki' narrated from Mis'ar; Waki' said: from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Maysarah, from al-Nazzal, he said: Waki' said: I heard Ibn Mas'ud, when 'Uthman was appointed as Caliph, say: "We have appointed the best of those who remain, and we have spared no effort."
٥٤٢ - وقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ: يَحْيَى، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، قَالَ وَكِيعٌ: عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ النَّزَّالِ، قَالَ وَكِيعٌ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ لَمَّا اسْتُخْلِفَ عُثْمَانُ، قَالَ: «أَمَّرْنَا خَيْرَ مَنْ بَقِيَ وَلَمْ نَأْلُ»
