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tabarani:107Abū al-Zinbāʿ Rawḥ b. al-Faraj > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > Kānat al-Shūrá

[Machine] The consultation took place and people gathered around Uthman for three remaining days of Dhul-Hijjah in the year 23. Then Uthman was killed on a Friday on the 18th day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, completing 35 years and his age was 88 years. He used to dye his beard and his caliphate lasted for twelve years.  

الطبراني:١٠٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنْبَاعِ رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ

«كَانَتِ الشُّورَى فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ ؓ لِثَلَاثٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ لِثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ خَلَتْ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ تَمَامَ سَنَةِ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ وَسِنُّهُ ثَمَانٍ وَثَمَانُونَ سَنَةً وَكَانَ يُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ وَكَانَتْ وِلَايَةُ عُثْمَانَ ؓ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً»