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"عَنْ أَبِى البَخْتَرِىِّ قَالَ: قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: لَوْ حَدَّثْتُكم بِحدِيثٍ لَكَذَّبَنِى ثَلَاثَةُ أَثْلَاثِكُم، إنَّ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ، وكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَن الشَّرِّ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ مَنْ اعْتَرفَ (*) بِالشَّرِّ وَقَعَ فِى الْخَيْرِ".  

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