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suyuti:4-1656bʿAṭiyyah al-ʿAwfi
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"عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوفِىِّ قَالَ: قَالَ علىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ: لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِرَجُلٍ يَفْضُلُنِى عَلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ لَعَاقَبْتُهُ مِثْلَ حَدِّ الزَّانِى".  

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