Hadith No: 3
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Awsat - Chapter on the letter Meem - Those Named Mu'adh
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (232)
8494 - Mu'adh narrated to us, who said: Ishaq narrated to us, who said: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad narrated to us, who said: Kulaib ibn Wa'il narrated to us, from Hani' ibn Qays, who said: I was sitting next to Ibn Umar when a man came to him and said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, tell me about Uthman. Did he witness Badr?" He said: "No." The man said: "Did he witness the Pledge of Ridwan?" He said: "No."
The man asked: "Was he among those who acted as leaders on the day the two armies met?" He said: "Yes." The man then turned away, and the man said to Abdallah ibn Umar: "This one is now going to inform people that you spoke ill of Uthman." He said: "Did he do that?" The man replied: "Yes, this is what he claimed." Abdallah said to the man: "Return and tell him to come back." So they called the man back, and Abdallah asked him: "Do you know what you just said?" The man replied: "I asked you if Uthman witnessed Badr, and you said no. I asked you if he witnessed the Pledge of Ridwan, and you said no.
I also asked you if he was among those who acted as leaders on the day the two armies met, and you said yes." Abdallah said: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said on the day of Badr: 'Uthman was delayed due to a need of Allah and a need of His Messenger.'" Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) struck for him with his hand, showing that he was still valued, and did not strike for anyone else who was absent with a share, except for him. He also sent Uthman on the day of the Pledge of Ridwan to Mecca to ask for permission regarding the sacrificial animals and to enter Mecca. Uthman pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in the Pledge of Ridwan while intending to enter Mecca, and he said: "Uthman is in the service of Allah and His Messenger," and that "I will pledge allegiance to Allah on his behalf." He then clapped one hand over the other. Allah said: {Indeed, those who turned back among you on the day the two armies met, it was only Satan who caused them to slip because of some of what they had earned, and Allah had certainly forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing} (Surah Ali 'Imran 3:155).
"So go, for Allah has forgiven," he said, "and now go and strive against him as best as you can." None of those who narrated this hadith in this chain between Kulaib ibn Wa'il and Habib ibn Abi Muliqah, except Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad. Ziyad also narrated it, along with others, from Kulaib ibn Wa'il, from Habib ibn Abi Muliqah, from Ibn Umar. Habib ibn Abi Muliqah was known by the kunyah Abu Thawr al-Hudhani and was from the Murad tribe.