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suyuti:2-1703bAbiá Jaʿfar
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"عَنْ أَبِى جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بنُ الْخَطَّابِ لأَصْحَاب الشُّورَى: تَشَاوَرُوا في أَمْرِكُمْ، فَإنْ كَانَ اثْنَانِ (وَاثْنَانِ فَارْجِعُوا فِى الشُّورَى، وَإِنْ كَانَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَاثْنَانِ) فَخُذُوا صِنْفَ الأَكْثَرِ".  

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