When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed me as governor over Taif, something began to interfere with me during my prayer until I no longer knew what I was praying. When I noticed this, I traveled to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.He said, "Is that Ibn Abu al-As?"I replied, "Yes, Messenger of Allah."He asked, "What brings you here?"I said, "Messenger of Allah, something interferes with me during my prayers until I no longer know what I am praying."He said, "That is Satan. Come closer."So I drew near to him and sat on the front of my feet. He then struck my chest with his hand, spat into my mouth, and said, "Get out, enemy of Allah." He did this three times, then said, "Return to your work."Uthman said, "By my life, I do not think it has afflicted me since."
لما استعملني رسول الله ﷺ على الطائف، جعل يعرض لي شيء في صلاتي حتى ما أدري ما أصلي، فلما رأيت ذلك رحلت إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال: ابن أبي العاص؟ قلت: نعم يا رسول الله، قال: ما جاء بك. قلت: يا رسول الله، عرض لي شيء في صلواتي حتى ما أدري ما أصلي، قال: ذاك الشيطان، ادنه. فدنوت منه، فجلست على صدور قدمي، قال: فضرب صدري بيده، وتفل في فمي، وقال: اخرج عدو الله. ففعل ذلك ثلاث مرات ثم قال: إلحق بعملك. فقال عثمان: فلعمري ما أحسبه خالطني بعد.
Ibn Majah (3548) and Ruyani in his Musnad (1515) both narrated it from Muhammad bin Bashshar, who said, Muhammad bin Abdullah Ansari told us, Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman told us, my father told me, from Uthman bin Abu As, and he mentioned it.Its chain is hasan because of Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman (he is the Ghatafani), for his hadith is hasan.