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suyuti:2-1949bIbn al-Msyb
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السيوطي:٢-١٩٤٩b

"عن ابن المسيب قال: أَوَّلُ مَنْ كتَبَ التَّاريخَ عُمَرُ لِسَنَتَيْنِ وَنِصْفٍ مِنْ خِلَافَتِهِ، فَكَتَبَ لِسِتَّ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الهِجْرَةِ بِمَشُورَةِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ".  

[خ] البخاري في تاريخه، [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه