حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ شِبْلٍ وَغَيْرُهُ قَالُوا وَلِيَ عُثْمَانُ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَكَانَتْ الْفِتْنَةُ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 544
Umayyah bin Shibl and others said: 'Uthman held the position of caliph for twelve years and the turmoil lasted for five years.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020