This episode has been recorded by...

This episode has been recorded by: • Ahmad in his Musnad, iv, 265 and • Muslim in his Sahih, i, 110, • as well as a host of other writers such as Abu Dawud, al-Nasa'i, al-Tabari, al-Ayni, Ibn al-Athir and al-Shaybani. ‘Uthman during his reign had ‘Ammar beaten until he fell unconscious and nearly died when the latter handed over a letter of protest written by a group of Muslims against the former's misrule.

This episode has been recorded by: • Ibn Qutaybah in al-Imamah wa al-siyasah , i, 32; • Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih in al-­‘Iqd al-­farid, ii, 192; •…