[Machine] His son, Abdullah ibn Umar, informed him, Allah willing, with knowledge that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition and commanded Abdur-Rahman bin Auf to lead it. He also appointed a flag for him and said, "Take it in the name of Allah and with His blessings." He mentioned the narration that Abdur-Rahman bin Auf had a turban made of black dyed Khurais turbans. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and unraveled his turban, then he secured it with his own hands and preferred the position of his turban to be four fingers' wide or similar to that. He said, "Do it like this, for indeed, Uthman bin 'Ata' is the most beautiful and handsome of the people."  

لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِعِلْمٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً وَأَمَّرَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ ؓ عَلَيْهَا وَعَقَدَ لَهُ لِوَاءً فَقَالَ خُذْهُ بِاسْمِ اللهِ وَبَرَكَتِهِ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَعَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ عِمَامَةٌ مِنْ كَرَابِيسَ مَصْبُوغَةٍ بِسَوَادٍ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَلَّ عِمَامَتَهُ ثُمَّ عَمَّمَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَفْضَلَ عِمَامَتَهُ مَوْضِعَ أَرْبَعِ أَصَابِعٍ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ هكَذَا فَاعْتَمَّ؛ فَإِنَّهُ أَحْسَنُ وَأَجْمَلُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ