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"عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ الرِّضْوَانِ بَيْعَةُ الشَّجَرَةِ في عُثْمانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ خَاصَّة، قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : إِنْ قَتَلُوهُ لأُنَابِذَنَّهُم، فَبَايَعْنَاهُ، وَلم نُبَايِعْهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، ولَكِنْ بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ وَنَحْنُ أَلْفٌ وثَلَثُمِائَةٍ".  

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