Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-801b
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عَنْ صَعْصَعَة بن صوحَان قَالَ
"جَاءَ أعرابىٌّ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بنِ أَبِى طَالبٍ فَقَالَ: يا أميرَ المؤمنين: كيفَ تقرأُ هذا الحرفَ لَا يَأكلُه إلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ، كُلٌّ وَالله يخطو، فتبسم علي وقال: لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون، قال: صدقت يا أمير المؤمنين ما كان ليسلم عنده، ثم التفت علي إلى أبى الأسود الديلمى فَقَالَ: إن الأعاجم قد دخلت في الدين كافة، فضع للناسِ شيئا يستدلون به على صلاح ألسنتهم، فرسم له الرفع والنصب والخفض".
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- Ṣaʿṣaʿah b. Ṣawḥān
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"A Bedouin came to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib and said: O Commander of the Faithful, how do you read this letter: 'lā ya'kuluhu illā al-khāṭi'ūn' (none eats it except the sinners), 'kullun wa Allahi yakhṭu' (every one, by Allah, makes a mistake)? 'Ali smiled and said: 'Lā ya'kuluhu illā al-khāṭi'ūn.' The man said: You are right, O Commander of the Faithful; it was not meant to be left as it was. Then 'Ali turned to Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali and said: The non-Arabs have entered the religion in great numbers, so set down for the people something by which they can guide the soundness of their tongues. So he laid down for him the rules of raf', nasb, and khafd."
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[هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه وابن النجار
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