Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 28222a
"يَكُونُ بَعْدِى أُمَرَاءُ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَليَقُلْ حَقًا، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالكَلِمَةِ يُرْضِى بِهَا السُّلْطَانَ فَيَهْوِى بِهَا أَبْعَدَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ".
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"After me there will be rulers. Whoever enters upon them should speak the truth. A man may say a word to please the ruler, and by it he will fall further than the distance from the sky."
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ابن منده، وابن عساكر عن بلال بن الحارث المزنى
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