ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ أَقْوَامٍ كَانُوا يُفَضَّلُونَ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] I met a man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , who had such a weighty tongue that it made his speech clear. He mentioned Uthman and said, "By Allah, I do not know what he is saying except that you, O group of the Companions of Muhammad, know that we used to say, 'Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman, and verily this wealth is if he gives it to us, we are pleased.'"  

لَقِيَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي لِسَانِهِ ثِقَلٌ مَا يُبِينُ الْكَلَامَ فَذَكَرَ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا يَقُولُ غَيْرَ أَنَّكُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنَّا كُنَّا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَقُولُ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَإِنِّمَا هُوَ هَذَا الْمَالُ فَإِنْ أَعْطَاهُ رَضِيتُمْ»