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4024. Abū Umāmah bin Sahl and 'Abdullāh bin 'Amīr bin Rabī'ah said: "We were with 'Uthmān when he was under siege and we could hear what was said from Al-Balāṭ. 'Uthmān came in one day, then he came out, and said: 'They are threatening to kill me.' We said: 'Allāh will suffice you against them.' He said: 'Why would they kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in one of three cases: A man who reverts to Kufr after becoming Muslim, or commits adultery after being married, or one who kills a soul unlawfully. By Allāh, I did not commit adultery during the Jāhiliyyah or in Islam, I never wished to follow any other religion since Allāh guided me, and I have never killed anyone, so why do they want to kill me?" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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'Flag-stones or pavement (Balât)' which was in fact a raised paved platform situated outside of the Prophet's ﷺ Mosque, where people used to generally sit down and talk, so that the sanctity of the Prophet's ﷺ Mosque was not violated. People of the raised platform in this narration denote those wicked folks who had come together from other provinces in order to overthrow 'Uthmân. Ultimately, they carried out their threats.
