Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3521b
"عن الأحوص بن حكيم بن عمير العنسى قال: كتب عمر بن الخطاب إِلَى أُمَرَاء الأَجْنَادِ: تَفَقَّهوا في الدِّينِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُعْذَرُ أَحَدٌ باتِّبَاعِ بَاطِلٍ وَهُوَ يَرى أَنَّهُ حَقٌ، وَلاَ يُتْرَكُ حَقٌّ وَهُوَ يُرى أنَّه بَاطِلٌ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- al-Ḥwṣ b. Ḥkym b. ʿMyr al-ʿNsá
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From al-Ahwas ibn Hakim ibn 'Umayr al-'Ansi, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to the commanders of the armies: Gain understanding of the religion, for no one is excused for following falsehood while thinking it is truth, and no truth is abandoned while thinking it is falsehood."
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آدم بن أبى إياس في العلم
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