حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنِي شُعَيْبٌ أَبُو شَيْبَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً الْخُرَاسَانِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ يَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ قَاعِدًا فِي الْمَقَاعِدِ فَدَعَا بِطَعَامٍ مِمَّا مَسَّتْهُ النَّارُ فَأَكَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ قَعَدْتُ مَقْعَدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَكَلْتُ طَعَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَصَلَّيْتُ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 505
Sa'eed bin al-Musayyab said: i saw 'Uthman (RA) sitting in al-Mnqa'id. He called for food that had been touched by fire and ate it, then he got up to pray; he prayed, then 'Uthman (RA) said: I sal where the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) sat and I ate the food that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) ate and I offered the prayer that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) offered.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020