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suyuti:4-1624bʿAli > Thalāthah Man Kun Fyih from al-Aʾmmah Ṣaluḥ n Yakūn
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"عن عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: ثَلَاثَةٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فيِه مِنْ الأَئمَّةِ صَلُحَ أن يَكُونَ إِمَامًا اضْطَلَعَ بِأَمانَتِهِ إذَا عَدَلَ فِى حُكْمِهِ ولم يَحتَجِبْ دُونَ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وأَقَامَ كِتَابَ الله فِى القَرِيبِ وَالبَعِيد".  

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