The Words of Imam Ahmad in His Censure of Those Who Adopted the Opinion of Sufyan
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, regarding the words of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and his censure of those who went to the opinion of Sufyan: Does their adoption of Sufyan’s opinion imply that it contains generalization and restriction, or generality and specificity, or that it is abrogating and abrogated?
The Shaykh:
I do not understand this statement. Imam Ahmad’s intention is that they contradict the saying of the Messenger and go to what a friend said. People say they turn a blind eye to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That is the intention. Yes.
The questioner:
The view of the people.
The Shaykh:
It is blameworthy for anyone who adopts the saying of a jurist and leaves the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, regarding the words of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and his censure of those who went to the opinion of Sufyan: Does their adoption of Sufyan’s opinion imply that it contains generalization and restriction, or generality and specificity, or that it is abrogating and abrogated?
The Shaykh:
I do not understand this statement. Imam Ahmad’s intention is that they contradict the saying of the Messenger and go to what a friend said. People say they turn a blind eye to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That is the intention. Yes.
The questioner:
The view of the people.
The Shaykh:
It is blameworthy for anyone who adopts the saying of a jurist and leaves the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، تابع باب فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب — islamhouse.com (20:40)
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