Volume 5, Book 58, Number 266:
Narrated ‘Um al-‘Ala:
An Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that the Ansar drew lots con –
cerning the dwelling of the Emigrants. ‘Uthman bin Maz’un was decided to dwell with them (i.e. Um
al-‘Ala’s family), ‘Uthman fell ill and I nursed him till he died, and we covered him with his clothes.
Then the Prophet came to us and I (addressing the dead body) said, “O Abu As-Sa’ib, may Allah’s
Mercy be on you! I bear witness that Allah has honored you.” On that the Prophet said, “How do you
know that Allah has honored him?” I replied, “I do not know. May my father and my mother be sac –
rificed for you, O Allah’s Apostle! But who else is worthy of it (if not ‘Uthman)?” He said, “As to him,
by Allah, death has overtaken him, and I hope the best for him. By Allah, though I am the Apostle of
Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me,” By Allah, I will never assert the piety of anyone
after him. That made me sad, and when I slept I saw in a dream a flowing stream for ‘Uthman bin
Maz’un. I went to Allah’s Apostle and told him of it. He remarked, “That symbolizes his (good) deeds.”
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Volume 3, Book 48, Number 852:
Narrated Um Al-Ala:
That when the Ansar drew lots as to which of the emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar,
the name of Uthman bin Mazun came out (to be in their lot). Um Al-Ala further said, “Uthman
stayed with us, and we nursed him when he got sick, but he died. We shrouded him in his clothes,
and Allah’s Apostle came to our house and I said, (addressing the dead ‘Uthman), ‘O Abu As-Sa’ib!
May Allah be merciful to you. I testify that Allah has blessed you.’ The Prophet said to me, “How do
you know that Allah has blessed him?” I replied, ‘I do not know O Allah’s Apostle! May my parents be
sacrificed for you.’ Allah’s Apostle said, ‘As regards Uthman, by Allah he has died and I really wish
him every good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah’s Apostle, I do not know what will be done to him.’
Um Al-Ala added, ‘By Allah I shall never attest the piety of anybody after him. And what Allah’s
Apostles said made me sad.” Um Al-Ala further said, “Once I slept and saw in a dream, a flowing
stream for Uthman. So I went to Allah’s Apostle and told him about it, he said, ‘That is (the symbol of)
his deeds.”