Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1985b
"عَن يزيد بن أَبى حبيب قال: أقام عمرو بن العاص محاصرَ الأسكندريةِ أَشهرًا، فلما بلغ ذلكَ عمرَ بن الخطاب قال: "ما أبطأوا فَتْحَها إِلا لِمَا أحْدَثوا".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Yzyd b. Abá Ḥbyb
- Qām ʿMrw b. al-ʿĀṣ Mḥāṣr al-Skndryh Ashhr Flmā Blgh Dhlk ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From Yazid ibn Abi Habib, who said: 'Amr ibn al-'As remained besieging Alexandria for months. When this reached 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, he said: "They were only delayed in conquering it because of what they introduced.""
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Notes
ابن عبد الحكم
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