حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أُمِّ هِلَالٍ ابْنَةِ وَكِيعٍ عَنْ نَائِلَةَ بِنْتِ الْفَرَافِصَةِ امْرَأَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَتْ نَعَسَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُثْمَانُ فَأَغْفَى فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَقَالَ لَيَقْتُلَنَّنِي الْقَوْمُ قُلْتُ كَلَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَاكَ إِنَّ رَعِيَّتَكَ اسْتَعْتَبُوكَ قَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَنَامِي وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالُوا تُفْطِرُ عِنْدَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 536
It was narrated that Na'ilah bint al-Farafisah, the wife of 'Uthman bin 'Affan (RA) said: Ameer al-Mu'mineen 'Uthman felt sleepy and had a brief nap. When he woke up, he said: The people will certainly kill me. I said: No, in sha Allah it will not go that far; your people will only ask you for an explanation. He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) in my dream, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and they said: You will break your fast with us tonight.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020