How accurate is the story of Uthman ibn Affan expelling Ibn Mas'ud from the mosque after his dismissal from the governorship of Kufa?
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The mentioned story in this form has not been verified. However, a disagreement did occur between Uthman and Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with them both, because Uthman tasked Zayd ibn Thabit with compiling the , as Ibn Mas'ud believed himself to be more deserving of this task. Al-Dhahabi mentioned that the reason for not putting Ibn Mas'ud forward was his absence in Kufa, and that Zayd was a scribe of revelation and an imam in orthography, and Abu Bakr had previously appointed him to compile the Qur'an. Ibn Mas'ud was content and followed Uthman before his death.
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