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suyuti:457-3bʿUtbah b. ʿAbd al-Sulam
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السيوطي:٤٥٧-٣b

"عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدٍ السُّلَمىِّ قَالَ: أَعْطَانِى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَيْفًا قَصِيرًا قَالَ: إِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ تَضْرِبْ بِهِ فَاطْعُنْ بِهِ طَعْنًا".  

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