Musnad Aḥmad Ḥadīth [543] – The Shyness of ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمٌ أَبُو جُمَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، وَذَكَرَ عُثْمَانَ، وَشِدَّةَ حَيَائِهِ فَقَالَ: إِنْ كَانَ لَيَكُونُ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْبَابُ عَلَيْهِ مُغْلَقٌ، فَمَا يَضَعُ عَنْهُ الثَّوْبَ لِيُفِيضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ، يَمْنَعُهُ الْحَيَاءُ أَنْ يُقِيمَ صُلْبَهُ

Ḥadīth [543]: It is reported on the authority of al-Ḥasan [al-Baṣrī] that he mentioned ‘Uthmān’s extreme shyness and said: ‘If he was in a room with the door closed, and he took off his garment to pour water on himself, shyness prevented him from standing up straight.’

Reference:

• Musnad Aḥmad (543 (1/554)) ^{[Shu’ayb al-Arna’ūṭ]}
• Musnad Aḥmad (543 (1/397)) ^{[Aḥmad Shākir]}