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"عَنِ الشَّعْبِىِّ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَا كَتَبَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ كَتَب بِاسْم ربِّكَ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا} كَتَبَ بِاسْم [اللَّهِ]، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} كَتَبَ بِسْم اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة