Taking the Sayings of the Four Imams and Their Position Regarding Evidence

Question:
O Allah, send prayers and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Those who say that the religion is ease, who say that there are four schools of jurisprudence, all of them belonging to great imams, so there is no harm in taking any of their sayings. This is from the mercy of Allah, for the disagreement of the Ummah is a mercy.

Answer:
But the four imams say: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says something and we say something, then take the saying of the Messenger and cast our saying to the winds. O Allah, send prayers.
And Abu Hanifah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: If a hadith comes from the Messenger of Allah, it is upon the head and the eye. If a hadith comes from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, it is upon the head and the eye. If it comes from the Tabi'un, they are men and we are men. And Imam Malik says: We are all one who is refuted and one who refutes, except the owner of this grave, meaning the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I am amazed at a people who know the chain of narration and its authenticity, yet they go to the opinion of Sufyan. And Allah the Exalted says: Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: If a hadith is authentic, then it is my school of jurisprudence. And he said: If my saying contradicts the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then cast my saying to the winds. These are their sayings (may Allah have mercy on them). Their meaning is that we take their sayings in isolation; we take what is established by evidence from their sayings and the sayings of others. Yes.