أَبَانٌ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) قَالَ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ لِلْمِقْدَادِ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَتَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَوْ لَأَرُدَّنَّكَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْمِقْدَادَ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِعَمَّارٍ أَبْلِغْ عُثْمَانَ عَنِّي أَنِّي قَدْ رُدِدْتُ إِلَى رَبِّيَ الْأَوَّلِ.
513. Aban, from al-Fuhdayl Bin Yasaar, who has said: Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said: ‘Uthman said to Al-Miqdad (RA), ‘By Allah (azwj), stop insulting me or I will return you to your First Lord (azwj)’. He said: ‘So when the death presented itself to Al-Miqdad (RA), he said to Ammar, ‘Tell Uthman about me that I have returned to my First Lord (azwj)'".