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suyuti:2-2882bZrʿh b. Rwybh al-Dmshqá
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"عَنْ زرعة بن رويبة الدمشقى أن عمر بن الخطاب كتب إلى عَامِلِهِ بالشَّامِ: إذا وَقَعَ الْوَبَاءُ بأرضٍ فاكْتُبْ إلَىَّ، فلما وَقَعَ الوْبَاءُ بالشَّامِ كَتَبَ إليه فأقْبَلَ حتى قَدِمَ".  

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