Musnad Ahmad 4031

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَمَّامٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ فُلْفُلَةَ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ فَزِعْتُ فِيمَنْ فَزِعَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ إِنَّا لَمْ نَأْتِكَ زَائِرِينَ وَلَكِنْ جِئْنَاكَ حِينَ رَاعَنَا هَذَا الْخَبَرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْوَابٍ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ أَوْ قَالَ حُرُوفٍ وَإِنَّ الْكِتَابَ قَبْلَهُ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ

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الأسماء المبهمة والأنباء المحكمة (190)الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ
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