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[Machine] Al-Hasan said, "The best of people have died."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٧٠٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ قَالَ لَمَّا مَاتَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ

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