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him than looking into scholastic theology."
Al Karabisi related that al-Shafi'i - may Allah be pleased with him - was once asked about some of
the
scholastic theology and became infuriated and said, "Ask Hafs al Fard and his cohorts about this -
may
Allah dishonor them." When al-Shafi'i - may Allah be pleased with him - was taken ill, Hafs came to
him
and asked: "Who am I?" He replied, "You are Hafs al-Fard - may Allah neither protect you nor take
you
under His auspices until you repent of your sins." He added: "If people only but knew what
predilections
lurk in scholastic theology they would run away from it as they would run away from a lion." And
added,
"Whenever I hear a man say that the "name" is "the named" or different from "the named" I bear
witness that he is one of the people of scholastic theology and that he has no religion."
Al Za'farani related that al-Shafi'i once said, "My judgment concerning the scholastic theologians
is that
Al Karabisi related that al-Shafi'i - may Allah be pleased with him - was once asked about some of
the
scholastic theology and became infuriated and said, "Ask Hafs al Fard and his cohorts about this -
may
Allah dishonor them." When al-Shafi'i - may Allah be pleased with him - was taken ill, Hafs came to
him
and asked: "Who am I?" He replied, "You are Hafs al-Fard - may Allah neither protect you nor take
you
under His auspices until you repent of your sins." He added: "If people only but knew what
predilections
lurk in scholastic theology they would run away from it as they would run away from a lion." And
added,
"Whenever I hear a man say that the "name" is "the named" or different from "the named" I bear
witness that he is one of the people of scholastic theology and that he has no religion."
Al Za'farani related that al-Shafi'i once said, "My judgment concerning the scholastic theologians
is that