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[Machine] Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm reported to al-Rabi'i, who reported to al-Shafi'i, who reported from Abdul Wahhab, who reported from Ayyub, who reported from Ibn Sirin, who reported from Shuraih, that he said: "If I had the authority, I would judge the fox with seriousness." And it was narrated from Ata that he said about the fox, "It is a sheep."  

البيهقي:٩٨٨٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو

وَثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ مَعِي حُكْمٌ حَكَمْتُ فِي الثَّعْلَبِ بِجَدْيٍ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الثَّعْلَبِ شَاةٌ