A woman from Banu Sulaym who delivered most of the people of our household informed me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for Uthman bin Talha. On another occasion, the narrator said that she asked Uthman bin Talha, "Why did the Prophet ﷺ summon you?"He replied, "When I entered the House, I had seen the two horns of the ram, and I forgot to instruct you to cover them. So cover them, for nothing should remain in the House that distracts the one praying."Sufyan said, "The two horns of the ram remained in the House until the House was burned, and they were burned along with it."
أخبرتني امرأة من بني سليم ولدت عامة أهل دارنا: أرسل رسول الله ﷺ إلى عثمان بن طلحة، وقال مرة: إنها سألت عثمان بن طلحة: لم دعاك النبي ﷺ؟ قال: إني كنت رأيت قرني الكبش حين دخلت البيت، فنسيت أن آمرك أن تخمرهما، فخمرهما فإنه لا ينبغي أن يكون في البيت شيء يشغل المصلي. قال سفيان: لم تزل قرنا الكبش في البيت حتى احترق البيت فاحترقا.
Narrated by Abu Dawud (2030) and Ahmad (16637) - and this is his wording - via Sufyan (that is, Ibn Uyayna), who said, Mansur told me, from his maternal uncle Musafi, from Safiya bint Shayba, and he mentioned it.Its chain of transmission is sahih. Mansur is Ibn Abdul-Rahman bin Talha bin Harith Abdari Hajabi Makki, and he is the son of Safiya bint Shayba. Musafi is Ibn Abdullah bin Shayba bin Uthman Hajabi Makki.