[Machine] I came to Al-Rabdhah and visited Abu Dhar. I asked him, "What has come to you?" He said, "I was in Sham (Syria) and I recited this verse {And those who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not} [At-Tawbah, 9:34] until the end of the verse." Muawiyah said, "This verse was not revealed about us, it is only revealed about the people of the Book." I said, "It was revealed about us and the people of the Book." This continued until there was a disagreement and a dispute. I wrote to Uthman complaining about them. Uthman, may Allah have mercy on him, replied, "Come forward." So, I came to Madinah and the people followed me as if they had never seen me before. I entered upon Uthman and complained to him about that. He said, "Keep quiet and stay close." So, I stayed in this house and by Allah, if I were commanded to walk towards the Abyssinians, I would not disobey or retract my statement.  

أَتَيْتُ الرَّبَذَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْزَلَكَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ بِالشَّامِ فَقَرَأْتُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَهَا} [التوبة 34] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ لَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ نَزَلَتْ فِينَا إِنَّمَا هِيَ فِي أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهَا فِينَا وَفِي أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَى أَنْ كَانَ قَوْلٌ وَتَنَازُعٌ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ يَشْكُونِي كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ عُثْمَانُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ أَنِ اقْدُمْ فَقَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَكَثُرَ وَرَائِي النَّاسُ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرَوْنِي قَطُّ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ فَشَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ تَنَحَّ وَكُنْ قَرِيبًا فَنَزَلْتُ هَذَا الْمَنْزِلَ وَاللهِ لَوْ أُمِّرَ عَلَيَّ حَبَشِيٌّ مَا عَصَيْتُهُ وَلَا أَرْجِعُ عَنْ قَوْلِي