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349—Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim mentioned it. Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, the Quran-reciter of Rayy, said: Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Kindi narrated to us: “I read to Abu Ubaydah Maʿmar ibn al-Muthanna al-Basri, who said: ‘In the name of Allah’ means simply ‘Allah,’ because the name of a thing is the thing itself.” Labid said:
[The Long Metre]
“Until the year has passed; then peace itself be upon you both—
For whoever weeps for a full year has offered his excuse.”
٣٤٩ - ذَكَرَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ قَالَ: ذَكَرَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ الْمُقْرِئُ الرَّازِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى الْبَصْرِيِّ قَالَ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ اللَّهُ؛ لِأَنَّ اسْمَ الشَّيْءِ هُوَ الشَّيْءُ , قَالَ لَبِيدٌ:
[البحر الطويل]
إِلَى الْحَوْلِ ثُمَّ اسْمُ السَّلَامِ عَلَيْكُمَا ... وَمَنْ يَبْكِ حَوْلًا كَامِلًا فَقَدِ اعْتَذَرْ