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"عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ائْتَمَرَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَقَالُوا: تَرَبَّصُوا نَبِيَّكُمْ لَعَلَّهُ عُرجَ به، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ مُحَمَّدًا فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ مَاتَ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الله، فَإِنَّ الله حَىٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ".  

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