حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ كُنَّا بِبَابِ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي عَشْرِ الْأَضْحَى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 548
It was narrated that Abul-'Aliyah said: We were guarding the door of 'Uthman (RA) for the first ten days of [Dhul-Hijjah].
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020