English narration
Narrated by الحجاج بن يوسف الثقفي
Awf said: I heard al-Hajjaj addressing the people say: The similitude of Uthman with Allah is like the similitude of Jesus son of Mary. He then recited the following verse and explained it: “Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehood) of those who blaspheme. ” He was making a sign with his hand to us and to the people of Syria.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ظَفَرٍ عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ يَخْطُبُ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : "
إِنَّ مَثَلَ عُثْمَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَيُفَسِّرُهَا : إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سورة آل عمران آية 55 ، يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا بِيَدِهِ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ الشَّامِ
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