Narrated Ibn Al-Hanafiya: If `Ali had spoken anything bad about `Uthman then he would have mentioned the day when some persons came to him and complained about the Zakat officials of `Uthman. `Ali then said to me, Go to `Uthman 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. `Uthman 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.