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suyuti:1-232bMuḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Thawbān
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"عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدَّيقُ: لَوْ لَمْ أَجِدْ لِلسَّارِقِ والزَّانِى وَشَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ إِلَّا ثَوْبِى لأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَسْتُرَ عَلَيْه".  

[عب] عبد الرازق [ش] ابن أبى شيبة