Among the arguments used by the Murji'ah is their interpretation of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "He is not one of us," and "He is not like us." The Murji'ah intended by this that whoever cheats or performs any of these actions is outside of this religion. It is not as they claim, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal has provided the interpretation for it.
وَمِمَّا احْتَجَّتْ بِهِ الْمُرْجِئَةُ وَفَسَّرَتْ قَوْلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ مِنَّا» ، «لَيْسَ مِثْلَنَا» ، وَأَرَادَتِ الْمُرْجِئَةُ بِذَلِكَ أَنَّ مَنْ غَشَّ أَوْ عَمِلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَعْمَالِ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ خَارِجٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةِ، وَلَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ، وَقَدْ فَسَّرَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ
