He also said:
Similarly Fiqh (jurisprudence) the differing only took place in it when the clarification of the legislator was obscured to them, but the differing of this only took place in what's intricate as for what's clear-cut then they wouldn't differ in it.
The Companions themselves differed in some of this, but they didn't differ in Creed, nor in the path towards Allah which men from the Awliyaa of Allah, the righteous, those that are drawn close tread upon.
End of speech.
He, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said:
The Creed of Shaafi'i and the Creed of the Salaf of Islam, like:
Maalik, Thawri, Awzaa'i, Ibn Mubaarak, Ahmed bin Hanbal, Ishaaq bin Rahaaway
Is the Creed of the Mashaayikh who are taken as a lead, like:
Al-Fudayl bin 'Iyaadh, Abu Suleymaan Ad-Daaraani, Sahl bin 'Abdullah At-Tustari, and others.
For indeed there isn't any differing between those Imams and their likes, of differing in the foundations of the religion.
Similarly Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy upon him, the Creed established from him in Tawhid, Al-Qadr and the likes, is in agreement with the Creed of those (aforementioned), and their Creed was what the Companions, and those that followed them in goodness, were upon, and it's what has come in the Book and the Sunnah.
End of speech from Majmuu' Al-Fatawa (256/5) and look in Majmuu' Al-Fataawa (65-64/13).
Similarly Fiqh (jurisprudence) the differing only took place in it when the clarification of the legislator was obscured to them, but the differing of this only took place in what's intricate as for what's clear-cut then they wouldn't differ in it.
The Companions themselves differed in some of this, but they didn't differ in Creed, nor in the path towards Allah which men from the Awliyaa of Allah, the righteous, those that are drawn close tread upon.
End of speech.
He, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said:
The Creed of Shaafi'i and the Creed of the Salaf of Islam, like:
Maalik, Thawri, Awzaa'i, Ibn Mubaarak, Ahmed bin Hanbal, Ishaaq bin Rahaaway
Is the Creed of the Mashaayikh who are taken as a lead, like:
Al-Fudayl bin 'Iyaadh, Abu Suleymaan Ad-Daaraani, Sahl bin 'Abdullah At-Tustari, and others.
For indeed there isn't any differing between those Imams and their likes, of differing in the foundations of the religion.
Similarly Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy upon him, the Creed established from him in Tawhid, Al-Qadr and the likes, is in agreement with the Creed of those (aforementioned), and their Creed was what the Companions, and those that followed them in goodness, were upon, and it's what has come in the Book and the Sunnah.
End of speech from Majmuu' Al-Fatawa (256/5) and look in Majmuu' Al-Fataawa (65-64/13).