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"عَنْ زِرٍّ، عَنْ عَلىٍّ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ الله عَلَى ظَهرِ قَلْبِهِ عَبدُ الله بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ".  

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