"Some people were delivering Khutbah in Ash-Sham, and among them were Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. So the last of them, a man called Murrah bin Ka'b, stood, and he said: 'If it were not for a Hadith I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I would not have stood (to address you). He ﷺ mentioned the tribulations, and that they would be coming soon. Then a man who was concealed by a garment passed by. So he said: "This one will be upon guidance that day." So I went towards him, and it was 'Uthman bin 'Affan. I turned, facing him, and I said: "This one?" He said: "Yes."  

أَنَّ خُطَبَاءَ قَامَتْ بِالشَّامِ وَفِيهِمْ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ آخِرُهُمْ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ لَوْلاَ حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ وَذَكَرَ الْفِتَنَ فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدَى فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَوَالَةَ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ  

[Machine] If it weren't for a conversation I had heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I would not have stood up to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention a calamity that will come close, and then a man passed by wearing fine clothes, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On that day, he and his companions will be upon the truth and guidance." So I said, "Is this so, O Messenger of Allah?" And I turned my face towards him, so he said, "Indeed, it is Uthman."  

لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُتقَنَّعٌ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَالْهُدَى فَقُلْتُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ وَأَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ  

"عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عَجْرَة قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَذكَرَ فَتْنَةً فَقَرَّبها ثُمَّ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقْنَعُ الرَّأسِ فَقَالَ: وَهَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدى: أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ فَقُمتُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فأَخَذْتُ بِعَضُدَيْهِ وأقْبَلْتُ بِوجْهِهِ إِلى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فإِذَا هُوَ عُثمانُ بنُ عَفَّانَ".  

"عَنْ أَبِى قِلَابَةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ قَامَ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ: لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فقربها فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِرِدَائِهِ، فَقَاَل رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : هَذَا وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْحَقِّ" فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخذْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا؟ قَالَ: "نَعَمْ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ".