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"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: إِذَا عَجَزَ المُكَاتَبُ اسْتَسْعَى حَوْلَيْن فَإِن أَدَّى وَإِلَّا رُدَّ فِى الرِّقِ".  

[ق] البيهقى في السنن وضعفه