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suyuti:421-2bʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abiá Laylá
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السيوطي:٤٢١-٢b

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِى لَيْلَى: أَنَّ عَبْدَ الله بْنَ عُكَيمٍ الْجُهَنِىَّ خَرَجَ بِهِ خُرَاجٌ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَلاَ تُعلِّقُ عَلَيْكَ حِززًا؟ فَقَالَ: لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ نَفْسِى تَكُونُ فِيهِ مَا عَلَّقْتُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّ نَبِىَّ الله ﷺ نَهَانَا عَنْهُ، أَوْ نَهَى عَنْهُ".  

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