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suyuti:654-105bal-Muhallab b. Ṣufrah
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"عَنْ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ صُفرَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِمَ قُلْتُم فِي عُثْمَانَ: أعلانا فَوْقًا؟ قَالُوا: لأَنَّهُ لَم يَتَزَوَّجْ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَولينَ والآخرِين ابْنَتَي نَبِيٍّ غَيْرُهُ".  

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