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389—Ahmad informed us; he said: Ahmad informed us; he said: Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal related to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq related to me; he said: Harun ibn Hatim al-Mula'i related to me; he said: Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Abi Fudayk related to us, from Ibn Abi Dhi'b, from al-Zuhri, who said: “I asked Ali ibn al-Husayn about the Quran. He replied: ‘It is the Book of Allah and His speech.’”
٣٨٩ - وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ الْمُلَائِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ , عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ , عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ , قَالَ: «كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَكَلَامُهُ»