I said to Abdul-Rahman bin Awf, "How did you pledge allegiance to Uthman and leave Ali aside?"He replied, "What fault is it of mine? I began with Ali. I said to him, 'I pledge allegiance to you upon the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger, and the way of Abu Bakr and Umar
.'He answered, 'To the extent I am able.'Then I offered it to Uthman
, and he accepted it."
حدثنا عبد الله حدثني سفيان بن وكيع حدثني قبيصة عن أبي بكر بن عياش عن عاصم
قلت لعبد الرحمن بن عوف كيف بايعتم عثمان وتركتم عليا رضي الله عنه قال ما ذنبي قد بدأت بعلي فقلت أبايعك على كتاب الله وسنة رسوله وسيرة أبي بكر وعمر رضي الله عنهما قال فقال فيما استطعت قال ثم عرضتها على عثمان رضي الله عنه فقبلها
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Its isnad is daif. Sufyan bin Waki bin Jarra was truthful in himself, but he used to be prompted, and his scribe used to prompt him, which corrupted his hadith and discredited it. This report is among the additions of Abdullah.