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suyuti:1-309bIbn Shihāb
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"عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ، وَعُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، وَعُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانٍ أَعْطَوُا الْقَوَدَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَلَمْ يُسْتَقدْ مِنْهُمْ وَهُمْ سَلَاطِينُ".  

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البيهقي:١٦٠٢٦وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا بَحْرٌ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا

بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ وَعُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ ؓ أَعْطَوَا الْقَوَدَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَلَمْ يُسْتَقَدْ مِنْهُمْ وَهُمْ سَلَاطِينُ