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"عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: رَأَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ يَمْشِى أَمَامَ أَبِى بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَتَمْشِى قُدَّامَ رَجُلٍ مَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُم أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ؟ ! فَمَا رُئِىَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ خَلْف أَبِى بَكرٍ (*) ".  

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