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suyuti:1-286bṬārq b. Shhāb > Laṭam Abū Bakr Yawm a man Laṭmah Thum
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"عن طارق بن شهاب قال: لَطَمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَوْمًا رَجُلًا لَطْمَةً، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: اقْتَصَّ فَعَفَا الرَّجُلُ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة