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- ↑ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله الحميدي (2005). الخلفاء الراشدون مواقف وعبر (in Arabic). دار الدعوة. p. 243.
- ↑ سالم نصار (2004). موسوعة عباقرة الإسلام (in Arabic). Al Manhal. p. 280. ISBN 9796500009087.
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