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hakim:5471Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Bālawayh > Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq al-Ḥarbī > Muṣʿab b. ʿAbdullāh al-Zubayrī

[Machine] He heard from the Prophet ﷺ , who was known as the beloved of the Romans due to his frequent visits to them. He said, and Shurayh ibn Al-Harith (Al-Bahr Al-Taweel) said: "Everyone who claims to be a beloved, even if his features are tender, cannot match the beloved ones of Bani Fihar. Hamam leads the horses as if he is treading on the gravel, taming the raging fire." Al-Dhahabi did not comment on it in his summarization.  

الحاكم:٥٤٧١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْحَرْبِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ قَالَ حَبِيبُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَكْبَرُ بْنُ وَهْبِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ وائلةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ شَيْبَانَ بْنِ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ فِهْرٍ كَانَ شَرِيفًا قَدْ

سَمِعَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ حَبِيبُ الرُّومِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الدُّخُولِ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ وَفِيهِ يَقُولُ شُرَيْحُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ مَنْ يَدَّعِي حَبِيبًا وَلَوْ بَدَتْ مُرُوءَتُهُ تَفْدِي حَبِيبَ بَنِي فِهْرٍ هُمَامٌ يَقُودُ الْخَيْلَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّمَا يَطَأْنَ بِرَضْرَاضِ الْحَصَى حَاجِمَ الْجَمْرِسكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص