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[Machine] About the statement of Mujahid in "Surely those who brought the slander are a small band among you," he said: "It refers to the companions of Aisha."  

الطبراني:١٩٥٦٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا وَرْقَاءُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ

عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ} قَالَ «أَصْحَابُ عَائِشَةَ»