Sunan ad-Darimi — Hadith #55005

Muhammad bin Yazid Al-Hazami told us, Yunus bin Bukayr told us, Ibn Ishaq told me, Al-Zuhri told me, on the authority of Sa’id bin Al-Musayyab, On the authority of Saad bin Abi Waqqas, he said: When it came to the matter of Uthman bin Mad’un, who had abandoned women, the Messenger of God sent to him May God’s prayers and peace be upon him. He said: “O Uthman, I was not commanded to become a monastic. Have you deviated from my Sunnah?” He said: “No, O Messenger of God.” He said: “Indeed, it is from my Sunnah.” To pray, to sleep, to fast, to feed, to marry, and to divorce, so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me, O Uthman. Your family has a right over you, and your soul has a right over you.” Saad said: By God, there was unanimous agreement among the Muslims that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace He, peace and blessings be upon him, confirmed that Othman agreed to what he should do, that we should be singled out and tested.