I saw ʿUthman ؓ on the day he was besieged in the place where funerals were held; if a stone were to be thrown it would not have landed anywhere but on a manʿs head. And I saw ʿUthman ؓ look out of the window beside the place where Jibreel (عليه السلام) once stood, and he said: O people, is Talhah among you? They kept quiet. Then he said: O people, is Talhah among you? They kept quiet. Then he said: O people, is Talhah among you? Talhah bin ʿUbaidullah stood up and ‘Uthman ؓ said to him: Are you there? I did not think that you would be in a group of people, hearing me call you three times and not answering me. I adjure you by Allah, O Talhah, do you remember the day when you and I were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in such and such a place, and none of his Companions were with him except you and I. He said: Yes, [ʿUthman said:] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to you: ʿO Talhah, there is no Prophet but he had a companion from among his ummah who will be with him in Paradise, and this ʿUthman bin ʿAffan ؓ ʿ - meaning me - ʿis that companion who will be with me in Paradise.” Talhah said: By Allah, yes [I remember that]. Then he went away.  

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُبَادَةَ الزُّرَقِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَعَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عُثْمَانَ يَوْمَ حُوصِرَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَوْ أُلْقِيَ حَجَرٌ لَمْ يَقَعْ إِلا عَلَى رَأْسِ رَجُلٍ فَرَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ أَشْرَفَ مِنَ الْخَوْخَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي مَقَامَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَفِيكُمْ طَلْحَةُ؟ فَسَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَفِيكُمْ طَلْحَةُ؟ فَسَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَفِيكُمْ طَلْحَةُ؟ فَسَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَفِيكُمْ طَلْحَةُ؟ فَقَامَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُثْمَانُ أَلَا أَرَاكَ هَاهُنَا؟ مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّكَ تَكُونُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَسْمَعُ نِدَائِي آخِرَ ثَلَاثِ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ لَا تُجِيبُنِي أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ يَا طَلْحَةُ تَذْكُرُ يَوْمَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا لَيْسَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ [[أَصْحَابِهِ]] (*) غَيْرِي وَغَيْرُكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا طَلْحَةُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَمَعَهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ رَفِيقٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ مَعَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ هَذَا يَعْنِينِي رَفِيقِيمَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ