جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَ يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُغْضَباً يَحْمِلُ نَعْلَيْهِ حَتَّى جَاءَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَوَجَدَهُ يُصَلِّي فَانْصَرَفَ عُثْمَانُ حِينَ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عُثْمَانُ لَمْ يُرْسِلْنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالرَّهْبَانِيَّةِ وَ لَكِنْ بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ السَّهْلَةِ السَّمْحَةِ أَصُومُ وَ أُصَلِّي وَ أَلْمِسُ أَهْلِي فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ فِطْرَتِي فَلْيَسْتَنَّ بِسُنَّتِي وَ مِنْ سُنَّتِيَ النِّكَاحُ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Ibn Al Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The wife of Usman Bin Mazoun came over to the Prophet<sup>saww</sup>, so she said, ‘O Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! Usman tends to Fast during the day, and he stands (for the Prayer) during the night’. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> went out angered, carrying his<sup>saww</sup> slippers until he<sup>saww</sup> came over to Usman, and he<sup>saww</sup> found him Praying. So when Usman saw Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> he finished it. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘O Usman! Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Exalted did not Send me<sup>saww</sup> with the monasticism, but He<sup>azwj</sup> Sent me<sup>saww</sup> with the straightness, and the ease, and the tolerance. I<sup>saww</sup> Fast, and I<sup>saww</sup> Pray, and I<sup>saww</sup> touch my<sup>saww</sup> wife. So the one who loves my<sup>saww</sup> nature, so let him adopt a way with my<sup>saww</sup> Sunnah, and from my<sup>saww</sup> Sunnah is the marriage’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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