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suyuti:4-2805bʿAli b. Ḥusayn > Kān
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"عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِىٌّ إِذَا أَخَذَ شَاهِدَ زُوْرٍ بَعَثَ بِهِ إِلَى عِتْرتِهِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ هَذَا شَاهدُ زُورٍ فَاعْرِفُوهُ، ثُمَّ خَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ".  

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