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darimi:1219al-Haytham b. Jamīl > Ibn al-Mubārak > Yaḥyá b. Bishr > ʿIkrimah > Bishahr Suʾil ʿAbdullāh Biʾayyihimā

[Machine] "Which one do you prefer - three months more secure or one month is sufficient?" Abdullah said, "Three months are more secure, but one month is sufficient."  

الدارمي:١٢١٩أَخْبَرَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ بِشْرٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ

«بِشَهْرٍ» سُئِلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِأَيِّهِمَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْثَقُ وَشَهْرٌ يَكْفِي»