In the Book of the Sunnah by Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), the chapter on the statement regarding Abu Hanifah, which mentions with authentic chains of narration that he was asked to repent from disbelief twice; what is your comment?
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The questioner : My teacher, it is mentioned in the Book of the Sunnah by the Imam of the People of the Sunnah, Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him), in the chapter on the statement regarding Abu Hanifah, and he cited authentic hadiths that he was asked to repent from disbelief twice. What is the meaning of this statement?
The Shaykh : First, regarding your statement about the authentic hadiths, are you certain that the chains of narration for all the reports mentioned in this chapter are authentic?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you certain of this?
The questioner : Is it like this in the Book of the Sunnah by Imam Ahmad...?
The Shaykh : It is a narration from his father.
The questioner : Once I transmitted to you a sound chain of narration over the telephone and said that the chain is sound.
The Shaykh : No, my statement was about all the narrations.
The questioner : No, not all of them?
The Shaykh : Here, my brother, the issue of disbelief must be understood in a very narrow sense, meaning we do not understand disbelief to mean denying the prophethood and the message.
The Shaykh : First, regarding your statement about the authentic hadiths, are you certain that the chains of narration for all the reports mentioned in this chapter are authentic?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you certain of this?
The questioner : Is it like this in the Book of the Sunnah by Imam Ahmad...?
The Shaykh : It is a narration from his father.
The questioner : Once I transmitted to you a sound chain of narration over the telephone and said that the chain is sound.
The Shaykh : No, my statement was about all the narrations.
The questioner : No, not all of them?
The Shaykh : Here, my brother, the issue of disbelief must be understood in a very narrow sense, meaning we do not understand disbelief to mean denying the prophethood and the message.
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