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tabarani:16687 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Yazīd b. Ḥāzim > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Abū Usayd al-Sāʿidī Uṣīb Baṣaruh Qabl Qatl ʿUthmān

[Machine] Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi lost his sight before the killing of Uthman. He said, "Praise be to Allah who has granted me the ability to see during the Prophet's lifetime. But when Allah desired to test His servants, He took away my sight from it."  

الطبراني:١٦٦٨٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ

أَنَّ أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ أُصِيبَ بَصَرُهُ قَبْلَ قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي مَتَّعَنِي بِبَصَرِي فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللهُ الْفِتْنَةَ فِي عِبَادِهِ كَفَّ بَصَرِي عَنْهَا»  

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hakim:6189 – ʿAlī b. Ḥamshādh al-ʿAdl > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Yazīd b. Ḥāzim > Sulaymān b. Yasār > Abū Usayd al-Sāʿidī Uṣīb Bibaṣarih Qabl Qatl ʿUthmān

[Machine] Abu Usayd Al-Saadiyy was blinded before the murder of Uthman. He said, "Praise be to Allah who has blessed me with eyesight during the Prophet's life. When Allah intended to test His servants, He took away my eyesight from it." Al-Dhahabi does not mention this in his summary.  

الحاكم:٦١٨٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذَ الْعَدْلُ ثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثَنَا عَارِمُ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ

أَنَّ أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ أُصِيبَ بِبَصَرِهِ قَبْلَ قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي مَتِّعْنِي بِبَصَرِي فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ الْفِتْنَةَ فِي عِبَادِهِ كَفَّ بَصَرِي عَنْهَا» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص