Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44899

Abu Qatn narrated to us, Yunus, meaning Ibn Abi Ishaq, narrated to us, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Salama bin Abdul Rahman, Ashraf Othman Radi said May God protect him from the palace while he was besieged, so he said: I seek refuge in God from the one who witnessed the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, on the day of Hira when it shook. He kicked the mountain and kicked it with his foot, then said, “Stay still in Hira. There is no one upon you except a prophet, a truthful person, or a martyr, and I am with him.” Then some men called out to him. He said I seek refuge in God from the one who witnessed the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, on the day of the Pledge of Ridwan when he sent me to go to the polytheists, to the people of Mecca. He said, “This is my hand, and this is the hand of Uthman, may God be pleased with him.” So he pledged allegiance to me, and men called for him. He said, “I seek by God the one who bore witness to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” God, upon him be peace, said: Who will expand for us this house in the mosque with a house in Paradise? So I bought it from my own money and expanded the mosque with it. Then men chanted for him. He said, “I seek by God the one who witnessed the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, on the Day of the Army of Hardship.” He said, “Who will spend the day?” I made an acceptable expense, so I prepared half the army with my money. He said, and men sought out for him, and I seek God’s help for anyone who has seen a Roman whose water is sold. The wayfarer, so I bought it with my own money and gave it to the wayfarer. He said, so men looked for him.