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suyuti:2-2972bal-Muhallab b. Abiá Ṣufrah
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"عَنْ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِى صُفْرَةَ قَالَ: حَاصَرْنَا مَنَاذِرَ فَأَصَبْنَا سَبْيًا، فَكَتَبُوا إِلَى عُمَرَ، فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ: إِنَّ مَنَاذِرَ قَرْيَةٌ مِنْ قُرَى السَّوَادِ، فَرُدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ مَا أَصَبْتُمْ".  

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