Takhrij Hadith 2042: "'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah…"

'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) said while delivering a sermon from his minbar: "I am going to narrate to you a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Nothing has prevented me from narrating it to you except my protectiveness over it for you. Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'A night spent guarding in the cause of Allah, the Exalted, is better than a thousand nights spent in night prayer and fasting during the day.'"