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Through this same chain of transmission, it is reported that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—sent Uthmān to Mecca at the time of the Pledge of al-Ridwān concerning ⦗1977⦘ a matter of his. When the pledge took place, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—placed his left hand upon his right and said, “This is for Uthmān.”
وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ عُثْمَانَ زَمَنَ بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي ⦗١٩٧٧⦘ بَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ , فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْبَيْعَةُ ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَسَارِهِ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ , وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ لِعُثْمَانَ»