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Ibn 'Abbas said, "I think that answering a letter is a duty, just like returning the greeting."  

الأدب المفرد:١١١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ ذَرِيحٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَرَى لِجَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ حَقًّا كَرَدِّ السَّلامِ  

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