[Machine] I said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, I am weaker than that and I am a man from the Mawali." He said, "You have no weakness with me, but your intention in work for me has weakened. Do you want a strength stronger than me and my work? If you want, then guide me to a man whom I can appoint as the ruler of Egypt." I said, "Uthman ibn al-Hakam al-Judhami is a man who is righteous and has a clan." He reached out to him and made a covenant with Allah not to speak to Layth ibn Sa'd.  

لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ تَلِي لِي مِصْرَ؟ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَإِنِّي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي فَقَالَ مَا بِكَ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ مَعِي وَلَكِنْ ضَعُفَتْ نِيَّتُكَ فِي الْعَمَلِ لِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَتُرِيدُ قُوَّةً أَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمِنْ عَمَلِي فَأَمَّا إِذَا أَبِيتَ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ أُقَلِّدُهُ أَمْرَ مِصْرَ قُلْتُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْجُذَامِيُّ رَجُلٌ لَهُ صَلَاحٌ وَلَهُ عَشِيرَةٌ قَالَ فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَعَاهَدَ اللهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَلِّمَ اللَّيْثَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ