Musnad Ahmad 512

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حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ شِبْلٍ، وَغَيْرُهُ

قَالُوا وَلِيَ عُثْمَانُ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَكَانَتْ الْفِتْنَةُ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ

Uthman held the position of caliph for twelve years and the turmoil lasted for five years.

Musnad Ahmad 512, Book 4, Musnad Uthman ibn Affan, Hadith 136. 1 min readCopy the reference

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Ahmad back to the one who was there.

1. 1Imam AhmadCompiler, died 241 AH
2. 2Ibrahim ibn KhalidTold us, Third generation, died 200 AH
3. 3Umayyah ibn ShiblTold me, Fourth generation, died 171 AH