[Machine] We had carried something for Abu Dhar that we wanted to give to him, so we went to Ar-Rabadha and asked about him, but we did not find him. It was said that he had requested permission for Hajj and it was granted to him, so we went to him in Al-Balda, which is Mina. While we were with him, it was said to him that Uthman had prayed four (rak'ah) units of prayer. This greatly affected Abu Dhar, and he said something severe. He said, "I have prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I have prayed with Abu Bakr and Umar. Then Abu Dhar stood and prayed four (rak'ah) units of prayer. He was told, "Did you criticize the Amir al-Mu'minin (commander of the faithful) for something, then do it yourself?" Al-Khulafa (caliphs) are more severe (in their punishments). Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon and said, "Verily, there will be after me rulers, so do not humiliate them. Whoever wants to humiliate them, then he has removed the bond of Islam from his neck, and his repentance is not acceptable until he draws back his slander, which he uttered, and he is not a doer of that action again. He should be in whoever supports us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us not to overpower him in three matters: commanding good, forbidding evil, and teaching people (Islamic) customs."  

كُنَّا قَدْ حَمَلْنَا لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ شَيْئًا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نُعْطِيَهُ إِيَّاهُ فَأَتَيْنَا الرَّبَذَةَ فَسَأَلْنَا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ نَجِدْهُ قِيلَ اسْتَأْذَنَ فِي الْحَجِّ فَأُذِنَ لَهُ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ بِالْبَلْدَةِ وَهِيَ مِنًى فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَقَالَ قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا وَقَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ عِبْتَ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ صنعتَه قَالَ الْخِلَافُ أَشَدُّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَطَبَنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَائِنٌ بَعْدِي سُلْطَانٌ فَلَا تُذِلُّوهُ فَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُذِلَّهُ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِمَقْبُولٍ مِنْهُ تَوْبَةٌ حَتَّى يَسُدَّ ثُلْمَتَهُ الَّتِي ثَلَمَ وَلَيْسَ بِفَاعِلٍ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَكُونُ فِيمَنْ يُعِزُّهُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يَغْلِبُونَا عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ أَنْ نَأْمُرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَنُعَلِّمَ النَّاسَ السُّنَنَ