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suyuti:702-10bal-Ḥasan > Dhakar Rasūl Allāh
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"عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُمَرَاءَ سُوءٍ وَأَئِمَّةَ سُوءٍ، ذَكَرَ ضَلَالَ بَعْضِهِمْ يَمْلأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نضْرِبُ وَجْهَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ؟ قَالَ لَا، مَا صَلَّى، أَوْ قَالَ: مَا صَلَّوا الصَّلَاةَ، فَلَا".  

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