545 - He [Al-Khallal] said: And I read to him [the narrator]: Abu al-Mughirah said: Safwan narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr ibn Nufayr narrated to us, from his father, from 'A'ishah, who said: "The people used to come to me to criticize 'Uthman, and I did not see it as anything other than a reprimand. As for his blood [his killing], I seek refuge in Allah from his blood. By Allah, I wished that I had lived in this world as a leper, suffering, rather than ever mentioning 'Uthman with a single word." Then she mentioned some words in which she favored 'Uthman over 'Ali."