Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit:Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told me:, "The Muhajirln (emigrants) were distributed amongst us by drawing lots, and we got `Uthman bin Maz'un in our share. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal. When he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came, I said, (addressing the dead body), 'O Aba As-Sa'ib! May Allah be Merciful to you! I testify that Allah has honored you.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, 'Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His honor?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'As for him, by Allah, death has come to him. By Allah, I wish him all good (from Allah). By Allah, in spite of the fact that I am Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I do not know what Allah will do to me.", Um Al-`Ala added, "By Allah, I will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 7003
In-book reference
Book 91, Hadith 21
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 131
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
Ibn Shihab related from Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit that Umm al-'Ala', a woman of the Ansar who had given allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that they drew lots to distribute the [lodging of the] Muhajirun. She said, "'Uthman ibn Maz'un fell to our lot and we lodged him in our rooms. Then he fell ill with an illness from which he died. When he died, he was washed and shrouded in his clothes. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and I said, 'The mercy of Allah be upon you, Abu's-Sa'ib. I testify to you that Allah has honoured you.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked, 'How do you know that Allah has honoured him?' I said, 'May my father be your ransom, Messenger of Allah, who will Allah honour?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'As for him, by Allah, the Certain has come to him. By Allah, I hope for the best for him. By Allah, I do not know what He will do with me in spite of my being the Messenger of Allah.'" She said, "By Allah, I will never vouch for anyone after him."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 7003
In-book reference
Book 91, Hadith 21
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 131
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
