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suyuti:4-2630bʿAmuriw b. Ḥawshab > Atayt
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"عَنْ عَمُرِو بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ عَلِيّا فِى القصْرِ وقد اختلف الناس عليه وهو يَذُودُهُم بِدِرَّتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ الْوَالِى يَظْلِمُ الرَّعِيَّةَ، فَإِذَا الرَّعَيَّةُ تَظْلِمُ الْوَالِىَ".  

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