If `Ali رضی اللہ عنہ had spoken anything bad about `Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ then he would have mentioned the day when some persons came to him and complained about the Zakat officials of `Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ . `Ali رضی اللہ عنہ then said to me, "Go to `Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ and say to him, 'This document contains the regulations of spending the Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle so order your Zakat officials to act accordingly." I took the document to `Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ . `Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ said, "Take it away, for we are not in need of it." I returned to `Ali with it and informed him of that. He said, "Put it whence you took it."