Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُتَقَنِّعٌ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدَى قَالَ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ فَحَوَّلْتُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَشَفْتُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ وَقُلْتُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
English Translation
Yazid told us, Hisham informed us from Muhammad from Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah who said: I was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he mentioned a tribulation and brought it near. Then a man passed by with his face covered. He said, "This one, on that day, will be upon guidance." He said, So I followed him until I took hold of his upper arms and turned his face towards him and uncovered his head, and said, "Is this him, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Yes," and behold, it was Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him.