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"عَنْ أبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَ قَالَ: قُلتُ لِعَلِىٍّ بنِ أَبِى طَالبٍ: الْمَشىُ أَمَامَ الْجِنَازَة أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ فَضْلَ الْمَشْي خَلْفَهَا عَلَى الْمَاشِى أَمَامَها كَفَضْلِ صَلاَةِ

الْمَكْتُوبَةِ عَلَى التَّطَوُع، قُلتُ: بِرَأيِكَ تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلاَ مَرَّتيْنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ".  

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