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"عَنْ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُكْثرُ غَشَيَانَ بَابِ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ لَه عُمَرُ: اذْهَبْ فَتَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللَّه، فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ فَفَقَدَهُ عُمَرُ، ثُمَّ لَقِيَهُ فَكَأَنَّهُ عَاتَبَهُ، فَقَالَ: وَجدْتُ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّه مَا أَغْنَانِى عَنْ بَابِ عُمَرَ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة