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(1). 3256. 'Abdul-Mālik bin 'Umayr narrated from the nephew of 'Abdullāh bin Salām who said: "When they were after 'Uthmān, 'Abdullāh bin Salām came, and 'Uthmān said to him: 'What did you come for?' He said: 'I came to assist you.' He said: 'Go to the people to repel their advances against me. For verily your going is better to me than your entering here.'" He said: "So 'Abdullāh bin Salām went to the people and said: 'O you people! During Jāhiliyyah I was named so-and-so, then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ named me 'Abdullāh, and some Ayāt from the Book of Allāh were revealed about me. (The following) was revealed about me: 'A witness from among the Children of Isrā'īl has testified to something similar, and believed while you rejected. Verily, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing
people.'[1] And (the following) was revealed about me: 'Sufficient as a witness between me and you is Allāh, and those too who have knowledge of the Scripture.'[2] Allāh has sheathed the sword from you, and the angels are your neighbors in this city of yours, the one in which the Revelation came to your Prophet. But by Allāh! (Fear) Allāh regarding this man; if you kill him, then by Allāh! If you kill him then you will cause the angels to remove your goodness from you, and to raise Allāh's sheathed sword against you, such that it will never be sheathed again until the Day of Resurrection.'" He said: "They said: 'Kill the Jew and kill 'Uthmān.'" (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Gharīb. Shu'āib bin Safwān reported it from 'Abdul-Malik bin 'Umair, from Ibn Muḥammad bin 'Abdullāh bin Salām, from his grandfather, 'Abdullāh bin Salām.
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The Verses mentioned in this Hadīth are from two different Sūrah different revealed in the Makkān era; whereas 'Abdullāh bin Salām embraced Islam in Al-Madīnah, after the emigration. His saying 'these Verses were revealed regarding him' means the meaning of these Verses also applies to him, so they were revealed regarding the people like myself. As I am honored with this status and rank, I am telling you to correct your aim and not to commit the murder of 'Uthmān ﷺ; the consequences of 'Uthmān's murder would be very dangerous for the Muslims.
