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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا يَقُولُ: إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتْ بَكَّةَ لِأَنَّ النَّاسَ يَبُكُّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا .
Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Bakkah was given this name because people jostle with each other there.