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[Machine] "To offer assistance to the Imam when he asks for it, I asked Abu Abdul Rahman, 'How can I assist the Imam?' He replied, 'By remaining silent.'"

البيهقي:٥٧٩٣ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ حَيَّانَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ جَمِيلٍ ثنا ابْنُ مَنِيعٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُيَسَّرٍ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ

أَنْ تَفْتَحَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا اسْتَطْعَمَكَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اسْتِطْعَامُ الْإِمَامِ؟ قَالَ إِذَا سَكَتَ

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suyuti:4-328b – By ʿAbd al-Raḥmn > Qāl ʿLy Mn al-Sunnah
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٤-٣٢٨b –

"عن أبي عَبدِ الرَّحمنِ قَال: قالَ عليٌّ: من السُّنَّةِ أَنْ تَفْتَحَ عَلَى الإِمامِ إِذا استطْعَمَك، قِيل لأبي عَبدِ الرَّحَمنِ: ما اسْتِطعَامُ الإِمامِ؟ قالَ: إذَا سَكَتَ".

ابن منيع، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك