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suyuti:2-3012bZiyād b. ʿAlāqah > Raʾá ʿUmar a man
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"عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عَلَاقَةَ قَالَ: رَأَى عُمَرُ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ: إِنَّ هَذَا لَخيْرُ الأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا، فَجَعَلَ عُمَرُ يَضْرِبُ الرَّجُلَ بِالدِّرَّةِ وَيَقُولُ: كذَبَ الآخَرُ، لأَبُو بَكْرٍ خَيْرٌ مِنِّى وَمِنْ أَبِى، وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ أَبِيكَ".  

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