Musnad Ahmad #1133
Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib
It was narrated that Muhammad bin ‘Ali said: Some people came to `Ali (رضي الله عنه) and complained about `Uthman`s tax collector. My father said to me: take this letter to `Uthman (رضي الله عنه) and tell him: The people are complaining about your tax collector, and this is the instruction of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about collecting zakah, tell them to follow it. So I went to `Uthman and told him about that, He (the narrator) said: If he had wanted to say anything about `Uthman, he would have said it on that occasion - i.e., saying something bad.
Narrated by It was narrated that Muhammad bin ‘Ali said:
About Musnad Ahmad
This hadith is #1133 from Musnad Ahmad, in the Book of Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib and narrated by It was narrated that Muhammad bin ‘Ali said:. Musnad Ahmad contains 1,374 hadiths across 8 books.