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"عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ (أَيِّكُمْ يُحِبُّ سَلْسَلَ (*)) الأَلْسُن (سِرَّ (* *)) بَابِل وَالْحِيرَةِ، وَإنَّ تِسْعَةَ أَعْشَارِ الْخَيْرِ بالشَّامِ، وَعُشْر بِغَيْرهَا، وَإنَّ تِسْعَةَ أَعْشَارِ الشَّرِّ بِغَيْرهِا، وَعُشْر مِنَ الشَّرِّ بِهَا وَسَيَأتِى عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ أَحَبّ مَالِ الرَّجُلِ فِيهِ أحْمره ينتقل عَلَيْهَا إِلَى الشَّامِ".  

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