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suyuti:2-3364bal-Qāsim b. Muḥammad
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السيوطي:٢-٣٣٦٤b

"عَنِ القَاسِم بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ قِيلَ لَهُ فِى رَجُلٍ وَقَعَ عَلَيْه حَدٌّ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ، إِنَّهُ مَرِيضٌ، فَقَالَ: وَاللَّه لأَنْ يَمُوتَ تَحْتَ السِّيَاطِ أَحَبُّ إِلىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّه وَقَدْ ضَيَّعْتُ حَدًا مِنْ حُدُودِهِ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَضُرِبَ".  

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