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" عن الشعبىِّ عن على في قوله: {إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ} وقَالَ: كَانَتِ البُيُوتُ قَبْلَهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ بَيْت وُضِعَ لِعِبادَةِ الله".  

ابن المنذر، وابن أبى حاتم