Ibn Abbas Radi Allahu Anhuma ne kaha ke woh Nabi Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam ke hawari thay aur unhein (Isa Alaihis Salam ke hawariyeen ko) hawariyeen in ke safed kapron ki wajah se kehte hain (baaz logon ne in ko dhobi batlaya hai).

Hum se Khalid bin Makhlad ne bayan kiya, kaha hum se Ali bin Mushir ne, in se Hisham bin Urwah ne, in se in ke walid ne bayan kiya ke mujhe Marwan bin Hakam ne khabar di ke jis saal naksir phootne ki bimari phoot padi thi is saal Uthman Radi Allahu Anhu ko itni sakht naksir phooti ke Aap hajj ke liye bhi na ja sake, aur (zindagi se mayoos ho kar) wasiyat bhi kar di, phir in ki khidmat mein Quraish ke ek sahib gaye aur kaha ke Aap kisi ko apna khaleefa bana dein. Uthman Radi Allahu Anhu ne daryaft farmaya: Kya yeh sab ki khwahish hai, unhon ne kaha ji haan. Aap ne poocha ke kise banaun? Is par woh khamosh ho gaye. Is ke baad ek doosre sahib gaye. Mera khayal hai ke woh Harith thay,. Unhon ne bhi yahi kaha ke Aap kisi ko khaleefa bana dein, Aap ne in se bhi poocha kya yeh sab ki khwahish hai? Unhon ne kaha: Ji haan, Aap ne poocha: Logon ki raaye kis ke liye hai? Is par woh bhi khamosh ho gaye, to Aap ne khud farmaya: Ghaliban Zubair ki taraf logon ka rujhan hai? Unhon ne kaha: Ji haan, phir Aap ne farmaya: Is zaat ki qasam jis ke hath mein meri jaan hai mere ilm ke mutabiq bhi rahi in mein sab se behtar hain aur bila-shubha woh Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam ki nazron mein bhi in mein sab se zyada mahboob thay.