1051 - And Harb informed me, saying: Ahmad was asked: "What do you say regarding the exception (al-istithna') in faith?" He replied: "We adhere to it." It was said: "[May] a man say: 'I am a believer, if Allah wills'?" He replied: "Yes."
١٠٥١ - وَأَخْبَرَنِي حَرْبٌ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَحْمَدُ: " مَا تَقُولُ فِي الِاسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْإِيمَانِ؟ قَالَ: «نَحْنُ نَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهِ» ، قِيلَ: الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ: أَنَا مُؤْمِنٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»
