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السيوطي:٣٤٩٣a

"اعْرِفْ عَدَدَهَا، وَوعاءَهَا، ووكاءَها، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْها سنةً، فإِنْ جاءَ صاحبُها، وإلَّا فَهِي كَسَبيِلِ مَالِكَ".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة [حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي بن كعب