It was narrated that Al-Ahnaf bin Qais said: "We set out as pilgrims and came to Al-Madinah intending to perform Hajj. While we were in our camping place unloading our mounts, someone came to us and said: The people have gathered in the Masjid and there is panis. So we set out and found the people gathered around a group in the middle of the Masjid, among whom were Ali, Zubayr, Talhah and Sad bin Abi Waqas. While we were like that, Uthman (RA), came, wearing a yellow cloak with which he had covered his head. He said: Is Talhah here? Is Az-Zubair here? Is Sad here? They said: Yes. He said: I adjure you be the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, didnt the Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) say: Whoever buys the Mirbad of Banu so-and so, Allah will forgive him, and I bought it for twenty or twenty-five thousand, then I came to the Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) and told him, and he said: Add it to our Masjid and the reward for it will be yours? They said: By Allah, yes. He said: I adjure you by the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, didnt the Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) say: Whoever buys the well of Rumah, Allah will forgive him, so I bought it for such and such and amount, then I came to the Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) and told him, and he said: Give it to provide water for the Muslims, and the reward for it will be yours? They said: By Allah, yes. He said: I adjure you by the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, didnt the Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) say: Whoever equips these (men)- meaning the army of Al-Usrah (Tabuk) - Allah will forgive him, so I equipped them until they were not lacking even a rope or a bridle? They said: By Allah, yes. He said: O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness." [1] Mirbad: A place for drying dates.