Abdul-Rahman bin Awf met Walid bin Uqba, and Walid said to him, "Why do I see that you have grown cold toward the Commander of the Believers, Uthman ?"Abdul-Rahman replied, "Convey to him..." and he mentioned the report."As for his statement that I stayed behind on the day of Badr, I was nursing Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, during her illness until she died. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had assigned me a share of the spoils, and whoever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assigned a share to was counted as having been present at the battle."He then mentioned the report in its full length to the end.
حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي وأبو خيثمة قالا حدثنا معاوية بن عمرو حدثنا زائدة عن عاصم
لقي عبد الرحمن بن عوف الوليد بن عقبة فقال له الوليد ما لي أراك قد جفوت أمير المؤمنين عثمان رضي الله عنه قال عبد الرحمن أبلغه فذكر الحديث وأما قوله إني تخلفت يوم بدر فإني كنت أمرض رقية بنت رسول الله ﷺ حتى ماتت وقد ضرب لي رسول الله ﷺ بسهم ومن ضرب له رسول الله ﷺ بسهم فقد شهد فذكر الحديث بطوله إلى آخره