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suyuti:1-358bMʿāwyh b. Khdyj
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"عن معاوية بن خديج قال: "بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ أبِى بَكْرٍ إِذْ طَلَعَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ الله وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ قُدِمَ عَلَيْنَا بِرَأسِ بَنَاقَ الْبَطْرِيقِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا بِه حَاجَةٌ، إِنَّمَا هَذه سُنَّةُ الْعَجَمِ".  

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