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suyuti:4-980b – ʿAl > Lammā Nfadhaniá al-Nab ﷺ > al-Yman
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السيوطي:٤-٩٨٠b –

"عَنْ عَلىٍّ قَالَ: لَمَّا أنْفَذَنِى النَّبىُّ ﷺ إِلى اليْمَنِ قَالَ: يَا عَلىُّ! النَّاسُ رَجُلاَن: فَعَاقِل يَصْلُحُ لِلعَفوِ، وجَاهِلٌ يَصْلُحُ لِلعُقُوبَةِ".  

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suyuti:27227a –
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السيوطي:٢٧٢٢٧a –

"يَا عَلِىُّ: النَّاسُ رَجُلاَنِ: فَعَاقِلٌ يَصْلُحُ لِلعَفْوِ، وَجَاهِلٌ يَصْلُحُ لِلعُقُوبَةِ".  

ابن عساكر عن على قال: لما أنفذنى النبي ﷺ إلى اليمن قال: فذكره