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suyuti:392-3b – ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās And Qutham
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السيوطي:٣٩٢-٣b –

"عَنْ عَبْد اللهِ بْن عَبَّاسٍ وَقُثَمَ قَالا: قيلَ لِلعَبَّاسِ أَنْتَ أَكبَرُ أَوْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنِّى وَإِنَّما ولُدْتُ قَبْلَهُ".

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[Machine] It was said to Al-Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib, "Which one of you is older, you or the Prophet ﷺ?" He replied, "He is older than me, and I was born before him."

الحاكم:٥٣٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُ ثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ ثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ بْنِ أَبِي رَزِينٍ قَالَ

قِيلَ لِلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَيُّمَا أَكْبَرُ أَنْتَ أَمِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ «هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي وَأَنَا وُلِدْتُ قَبْلَهُ»