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48 – ‘Abd Allah narrated to us; Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ayyub narrated to us; Ibrahim b. Saʿd narrated to us, from Muhammad b. Ishaq, from Wahb b. Munabbih, that Dhu’l-Qarnayn, upon him be peace, said to one of the nations: “How is it that you all speak with a single voice and your way remains straight?” They replied, “Long ago we resolved never to cheat one another, nor does any of us backbite another.”
٤٨ - حَدَّثَنِا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَنَّ ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ، ﵇، قَالَ لِبَعْضِ الْأُمَمِ: «مَا بَالُ كَلِمَتِكُمْ وَاحِدَةً وَطَرِيقَتِكُمْ مُسْتَقِيمَةً؟» قَالُوا: إِنَّا مِنْ قَبلٍ لَا نَتَخَادَعُ وَلَا يَغْتَابُ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا "