Musnad Ahmad
Umayyah bin Shibl and others said: `Uthman held the position of caliph for twelve years and the turmoil lasted for five years.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ شِبْلٍ، وَغَيْرُهُ، قَالُوا وَلِيَ عُثْمَانُ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَكَانَتْ الْفِتْنَةُ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ.
Grade: munqati’ (interrupted)] (Darussalam)
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