English translation
4641. It was narrated that 'Awf said: "I heard Al-Ḥajjāj delivering a speech and he said: 'The likeness of 'Uthmān before Allāh is that of 'Eisā bin Maryam.' Then he recited, and explained this Verse: And (remember) when Allāh said: O 'Eisā! I will take you and raise you to Myself, and clear you of those who disbelieve,[1] pointing to us and to the people of Ash-Shām with his hand.[2] (Hasan)
