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"عن ابنِ سِيرينَ قَالَ: قَدِمَ سحيم عَلَى عُمَرَ بن الخطَّابِ فأنْشَدهُ قَصِيدَتَهُ، فقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: لَوْ قَدَّمْتَ الإِسْلَامَ عَلَى الشِّيب لأَجَزْتُكَ".  

عمر بن شيبة، والأصبهانى في الأغانى، وابن جرير