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suyuti:4-2546b – Mālik > Balaghah
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٤-٢٥٤٦b –

"عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَلِىَّ بْنَ أَبِى طَالِبٍ كَانَ يَتَوَسَّدُ القُبُورَ وَيضْطَجِعُ عَليْهَا".

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malik:16-35 – Mālik > Balaghah

ahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Abi Talib used to rest his head on graves and lie on them. Malik said, "As far as we can see ,it is only forbidden to sit on graves to relieve oneself."

مالك:١٦-٣٥ – وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ

أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ كَانَ يَتَوَسَّدُ الْقُبُورَ وَيَضْطَجِعُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا نُهِيَ عَنِ الْقُعُودِ عَلَى الْقُبُورِ فِيمَا نُرَى لِلْمَذَاهِبِ

suyuti:4-2869b – Mālik > Balaghah
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٤-٢٨٦٩b –

"عن مَالِكٍ: أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَلِىَّ بْنَ أَبِى طَالِبٍ كَانَ يَقُولُ: الأَضْحَى يَوْمَانِ بَعْدَ يَوْمِ الأَضْحَى".

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