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suyuti:251-140bḤudhayfah > In Lilfitnah And Qafāt Wabaʿathāt Faʾin Āstaṭaʿt > Tamūt Fiá Waqafātihā Fāfʿal
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"عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ: إِنَّ لِلْفِتْنَةِ وَقَفَاتٍ وَبَعَثَاتٍ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ فِى وَقَفَاتِهَا فَافْعَلْ، وَقَالَ: مَا الْخَمْرُ صِرْفًا بأَذْهَبَ لِعُقُولِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة