Sunan Abi Dawud 4641
سنن أبي داود#4641Da'if‘Awf said:I heard al-Hajjaj addressing the people say: The similitude of ‘Uthman with Allah is like the similitude of Jesus son of Mary. He then recited the following verse and explained it: “Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehood) of those who blaspheme.” He was making a sign with his hand to us and to the people of Syria
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniDaif Maqtu
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidDaif Maqtu
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 42:46