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suyuti:2-2095bMḥmd b. Syryn > Ktb ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb n Lā Tastaʿmilūā al-Brāʾ b. Mālk ʿLá Jysh Mn Jywsh al-Mslmyn
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"عَن محمدِ بنِ سيرين قَالَ: كتبَ عمرُ بنُ الخطابِ: أن لَا تَسْتَعمِلُوا البراءَ بنَ مالكٍ على جيشٍ من جيوشِ المسلمينَ، فإِنَّهُ مهلكُهُ، من الهلكة تقدم بِهمْ".  

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