Abd al-Rahmān ibn Samurah said: “I saw the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—turning them over with his hand in his lap and saying, ‘Whatever Uthmān may do after this day will never harm him.’” Qatādah said: “Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) supplied the Army of Hardship with nine hundred and thirty camels and seventy horses.” Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī said: “During the expedition to Tabūk, Uthmān ibn Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) provided nine hundred and forty camels as mounts. He then brought sixty horses, bringing the total to one thousand.”

The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Who will purchase the Well of Rūmah and make it a source of water for the Muslims? Allah will forgive him.” Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) purchased it and then mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—who said: “Make it a source of water for the Muslims, and its reward shall be yours.”

The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Every prophet has a companion, and my companion is Uthmān ibn Affān.” The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—also said: “Indeed, the angels feel shy before Uthmān ibn Affān.” It is also narrated that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “On the Day of Resurrection, Uthmān ibn Affān will intercede for a multitude as great as Rabīʿah and Mudar.”

The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—then foretold tribulations that would arise after him. He stated that Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) would have no part in them, foretold that he would be killed unjustly, and commanded him to remain patient. Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) remained patient until he was killed unjustly. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him, and may Allah have mercy on his Companions—did their utmost to come to his aid,