404 - Muhammad ibn Abi Harun and Muhammad ibn Ja'far informed me that Abu al-Harith narrated to them, saying: Abu 'Abd Allah said: "And is anyone able to cast aspersions upon the caliphate of 'Uthman, given what has been narrated regarding his precedence [in Islam]?" And 'Abd Allah said: "We have appointed the highest of them, [the one who is] above [others]."
