The Prophet ﷺ entered a garden and ordered me to guard its gate. A man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Another man came and asked the permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was ʿUmar. Then another man came, asking the permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ kept silent for a short while and then said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him." Behold! It was ʿUthman bin ʿAffan. ʿAsim, in another narration, said that the Prophet ﷺ was sitting in a place where there was water, and he was uncovering both his knees or his knee, and when ʿUthman entered, he covered them (or it).

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ حَائِطًا وَأَمَرَنِي بِحِفْظِ باب الْحَائِطِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَسَكَتَ هُنَيْهَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى سَتُصِيبُهُ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ سَمِعَا أَبَا عُثْمَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى بِنَحْوِهِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَاصِمٌ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ قَاعِدًا فِي مَكَانٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ قَدِ انْكَشَفَتْ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ أَوْ رُكْبَتِهِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ غَطَّاهَا

The Prophet ﷺ entered a garden and told me to guard its gate. Then a man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet, said, "Permit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Then ʿUmar came, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Then ʿUthman came and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise. "

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ حَائِطًا وَأَمَرَنِي بِحِفْظِ الْبَابِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ

[AI] "I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then Abu Bakr came and sought permission to enter, so he said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Then Umar came and sought permission to enter, so he said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Then Uthman came and sought permission to enter, so he said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' I said, 'So where am I?' He said, 'You are with your father.'"

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ أَنَا؟ قَالَ أَنْتَ مَعَ أَبِيكَ

[AI] I heard Abu Salama narrating, and I only know it from Nafi' bin 'Abdul-Harith, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered one of the corners of Al-Madinah and sat on the edge of a well. Abu Bakr asked for permission to enter, so he allowed him and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. Then 'Umar came asking for permission, so he allowed him and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. Then 'Uthman came asking for permission, so he allowed him and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. And he will face a test.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ حَائِطًا مِنْ حَوَائِطِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَلَسَ عَلَى قُفِّ الْبِئْرِ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَسَيَلْقَى بَلَاءً

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Guard the door." Then a man came seeking permission and he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise." Then Abu Bakr came seeking permission and he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise." Then 'Umar came seeking permission and he remained silent ﷺ, then he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise, for he will face a severe trial." Then 'Uthman came...

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِي «احْفَظِ الْبَابَ» فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا عُمَرُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوًى شَدِيدَةٍ تُصِيبُهُ» فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنَ آذِنٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلَاءٍ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ يُصِيبُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الصَّبْرَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ إِلَّا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ طُرُقٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ was in a wall, and Abu Bakr sought permission. He said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Then Umar sought permission, and he said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise and martyrdom.' Then Uthman sought permission, and he said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise and martyrdom.'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ فِي حَائِطٍ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهَ وَبَشِّرْهَ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَبِالشَّهَادَةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَبِالشَّهَادَةِ

"عَنْ أبى هُريرةَ أنَّ رسول اللهِ ﷺ دخل حُشًا بالْمَدِينَةِ وهو الحائط، فجاء أبو بكر فاستأذَنَ عليْه فقال: ائذنوا له وبشِّروهُ بالجنة معى، جاء عُمر فاسْتأذن فَقَالَ: ائذنوا له وبشروه بالجنَّة، ثم جَاءَ عُثْمَان فاسْتَأذَنَ فقال: ائذنوا له وبَشِّروُه بالجنَّة مع ما يُصيب من البلاء الشَدِيدِ".