[Machine] I said, "Except that I passed by Uthman in the mosque and greeted him, and he filled his eyes with tears from me, but he did not return my greeting. Omar sent for Uthman and called him, saying, "What prevented you from returning the greeting to your brother?" Uthman said, "I didn't do anything." Saad said, "I said, 'Yes, he did.' Uthman said, 'Yes, and I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him. You passed by me unexpectedly while I was just mentioning a word that I had heard from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . No, by Allah, I have not mentioned it except that my sight is overcast and my heart is in a state of confusion." Saad said, "I will inform you about it. The Messenger of Allah mentioned to us the first supplication, then an Arab came and occupied him until the Messenger of Allah got up, so I followed him. When I feared that he would get to his house before me, I stamped my foot on the ground, and the Messenger of Allah turned to me and said, 'Who is this, Abu Ishaq?' I said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Come here.' I said, 'No, by Allah, except that you mentioned to us the first supplication, and then this Arab came and occupied you.' He said, 'Yes, it is the supplication of Dhul-Nun (Yunus), when he was in the belly of the fish, 'There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.' [Quran 21:87]. No Muslim ever supplicates to his Lord with it in any matter except that Allah answers him."  

قُلْتُ لَا إِلا أَنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِعُثْمَانَ آنِفًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَلأ عَيْنَيْهِ مِنِّي ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ السَّلامَ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ رَدَدْتَ عَلَى أَخِيكَ السَّلامَ؟ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ مَا فَعَلْتُ قَالَ سَعْدٌ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ حَتَّى حَلَفَ وَحَلَفْتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ ذَكَرَ فَقَالَ بَلَى وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّكَ مَرَرْتَ بِي آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُحَدِّثُ نَفْسِي بِكَلِمَةٍ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا وَاللهِ مَا ذَكَرْتُهَا قَطُّ إِلا تَغَشَّى بَصَرِي وَقَلْبِي غِشَاوَةٌ قَالَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَأَنَا أُنْبِئُكَ بِهَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَكَرَ لَنَا أَوَّلَ دَعْوَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَشَغَلَهُ حَتَّى قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَلَمَّا أَشْفَقْتُ أَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ ضَرَبْتُ بِقَدَمِي الْأَرْضَ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺفَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَمَهْ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا وَاللهِ إِلا أَنَّكَ ذَكَرْتَ لَنَا أَوَّلَ دَعْوَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ هَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيُّ فَشَغَلَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ دَعْوَةُ ذِي النُّونِ إِذْ هُوَ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ {لَا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 87] فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْعُ بِهَا مُسْلِمٌ رَبَّهُ فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلا اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ