1189 - Abu Bakr informed us, he said: Abu 'Abd Allah narrated to us, he said: 'Abd Allah ibn Numayr narrated to us, he said: I heard Sufyan [al-Thawri] mentioning the Murji'ah, and he said: "It is an innovated opinion; we encountered the people [of knowledge] holding a position other than it."
١١٨٩ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ وَذَكَرَ الْمُرْجِئَةَ، فَقَالَ: «رَأْيٌ مُحْدَثٌ، أَدْرَكْنَا ⦗٧٣⦘ النَّاسَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ»
