1732 - 'Ali ibn 'Isa informed me that Hanbal narrated to them that he heard Abu Nu'aym al-Fadl ibn Dukayn when a man said to him: "O Abu Nu'aym, this is Bishr al-Mirrisi." He said: "May Allah curse the people of deviation and misguidance. And who is Bishr al-Mirrisi? Only such a trivial person among the people speaks about this [matter], and he does not know. We ask Allah for ease and well-being for us and for you. You must adhere to the traditions (al-athar) and knowledge, to that which those of the predecessors (al-salaf) who have passed were upon."
١٧٣٢ - أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَنَّ حَنْبَلًا حَدَّثَهُمْ، سَمِعَ أَبَا نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ دُكَيْنٍ، قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: يَا أَبَا نُعَيْمٍ، هَذَا بِشْرٌ الْمِرِّيسِيُّ. فَقَالَ: «لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أَهْلَ الزَّيْغِ وَالضَّلَالَةِ، وَمَنْ بِشْرٌ الْمِرِّيسِيُّ؟ إِنَّمَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي هَذَا التَّافِهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْرِفُ، نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ، عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْآثَارِ وَالْعِلْمِ، مَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ مَضَى مِنَ السَّلَفِ»
