'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Habib said, "'Abdullah ibn 'Umar asked me, 'Which clan are you from?' I replied, 'From Taym of Tamim.' He asked, 'One of themselves or one of their mawlas?' 'One of their mawlas,' I replied. He said, 'So why did you not say, 'One of their mawlas'?"
قَالَ لِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ مِنْ تَيْمِ تَمِيمٍ قَالَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَوْ مِنْ مَوَالِيهِمْ؟ قُلْتُ مِنْ مَوَالِيهِمْ قَالَ فَهَلاَّ قُلْتَ مِنْ مَوَالِيهِمْ إِذًا؟
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