[Machine] That Uthman appointed Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, but when the dawn prayer was performed, a man from Murad came and said, "This is the place of refuge for the repentant. I am so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, one of those who fought against Allah and His Messenger. I have come to repent before you are able to impose punishment upon me." Abu Musa said, "He has come as a repentant before you were able to impose punishment upon him. He should only be responded to with good." And he mentioned the narration.  

أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ اسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ ؓ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مُرَادٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا مَقَامُ الْعَائِذِ التَّائِبِ أَنَا فُلَانٌ ابْنُ فُلَانٍ مِمَّنْ حَارَبَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ جِئْتُ تَائِبًا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقْدِرُوا عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى جَاءَ تَائِبًا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَا يُعْرَضُ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ