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-Fazeyl Bin Yasaar, who has said: Abu Ja’far  has said: ‘Usman said to Al-Miqdad (ar), ‘By Allah (azwj), stop insulting me or I will return you (ar) to your (ar) First Lord (azwj)’. He  said: ‘So when the death presented itself to Al-Miqdad (ar), he (ar) said to Ammar, ‘Make it reach to Usman from me (ar) that I (ar) have returned to my (ar) First Lord (azwj)’.