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suyuti:420-279bIbn ʿAbbās
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"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خِيَارُ أُمَّتِى الَّذِينَ يَعِفُّونَ إِذا آتَاهُمُ الله مِنَ الْبَلاءِ شَيْئًا، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! وَأَىُّ بَلاءٍ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: الْعِشْقُ".  

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