1000 - Musa ibn Sahl informed me, saying: Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Asadi narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Sa'id, who said: I asked Ahmad about the statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 'Whoever cheats us is not of us, and whoever bears arms against us is not of us?' He replied: 'It is for emphasis and severity, and I do not declare anyone a disbeliever except for abandoning the prayer.'
