Is it true that denying a mass-transmitted report (mutawatir) constitutes disbelief, whereas denying a report with a limited chain (ahad) does not?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have studied in the science of terminology that denying a mass-transmitted report (mutawatir) constitutes disbelief, whereas denying a report with a limited chain (ahad) does not. How accurate is this statement?

Answer:
This is an error. Most of those who write on the principles of jurisprudence from among the scholars of logic and theology, and this is their creed, are mostly from the later generations. Most of those who write on the principles from the later generations are from the Mu'tazilah, or from the Asha'irah, or those who followed their path. Their creed relies on the science of logic and the science of theology, which they call rational, certain proofs.
As for the Qur'an and the Sunnah, they call them probable, auditory evidence. This is a false statement. But you will not find this in the words of al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), nor in the words of the earlier imams who wrote on the principles; you will not find this statement in their works. Yes.