Page 17: Part 1: Distant Signs that Have Appeared and Passed

Mention of what has been narrated concerning the lamentation of the Jinn over our master 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).

Mention of the burial of our master 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and the reports narrated concerning it.

[In "Daf' al-] Shubuhat": On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "I came to 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was besieged. He said: 'Welcome, O my brother! I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in this small window, and he (ﷺ) said: "O 'Uthman, have they besieged you?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Have they starved you of water?" I said: "Yes." So he lowered a bucket containing water down to me, and I drank until my thirst was fully quenched, to the extent that I could truly feel its coolness between my chest and my shoulders.'"

"Then he (ﷺ) said: 'If you wish, you will be granted victory over them, and if you wish, you may break your fast with us.' So I chose to break my fast with him." And he was martyred on that very day.

And on the authority of 'Adi ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "On the day 'Uthman was killed, I heard an unseen voice calling: 'Rejoice, O Ibn 'Affan, with rest and fragrant bounty! Rejoice, O Ibn 'Affan, with a Lord Who is not angry! Rejoice, O Ibn 'Affan, with forgiveness and divine pleasure!' So I turned around, but I did not see anyone." Narrated by Abu Nu'aym.

At-Tabarani and Abu Nu'aym narrated on the authority of Sahm ibn Hubaysh, who said: "We buried 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) by night, when suddenly a dark mass approached us from behind. We were so terrified of it that we were on the verge of scattering away from him. Then a caller cried out: 'Have no fear! Remain steadfast, for we have only come to attend his funeral alongside you.' Ibn Hubaysh used to say: 'By Allah, they were none other than the angels.'"

Abu Nu'aym narrated on the authority of 'Urwah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) remained cast in Hush Kawkab for three days without them burying him, until an unseen caller cried out to them: 'Bury him and do not perform the funeral prayer over him, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has already sent blessings upon him.'"

Those who rebelled against him included 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Udays al-Balawi, Kinanah ibn Bishr (one of the ringleaders of the Kharijites), and others who marched with the people of Egypt, and a crowd of vile rabble gathered around them. This 'Abd al-Rahman and his companions were killed a year or two later at Mount Lebanon.

Al-Bayhaqi and Abu Nu'aym narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A people will emerge who will pass through the religion just as an arrow passes through game; they will be killed at Mount Lebanon." As-Suyuti cited it in "al-Khasa'is".

Abu Nu'aym narrated on the authority of 'Uthman ibn Murrah, from his mother, that she said: "I heard the Jinn lamenting over..."