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Ahmad on Sunnah: Do not blindly follow me, follow Sunnah

Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Al-Awza’i had opinions, Malik had opinions, Sufyan al-Thawri had opinions. Each of them had opinions, and it is all the same to me. Indeed, the proof is only in the narrations.” In another narration, Ahmad said, “Do not uncritically follow me, …

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Malik on Sunnah: If my opinion contradicts Sunnah, leave it

Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I am only a human being. I make mistakes and I am correct, so investigate my opinions. Whatever agrees with the Book and the Sunnah, take it. Whatever does not agree with them, abandon it.” Source: Jāmiʻ Bayān al-ʻIlm wa Faḍlihi …

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