1786 - Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal informed us, saying: I heard my father being asked about the Waqifah (those who suspend judgment on the creation of the Quran). My father said: "Whoever engages in argumentation and is known for [the use of] speculative theology (kalam), he is a Jahmi. As for whoever is not known for [the use of] speculative theology, he is to be avoided until he retracts, and whoever has no knowledge, he should ask and learn."
١٧٨٦ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُسْأَلُ عَنِ الْوَاقِفَةِ، قَالَ أَبِي: «مَنْ كَانَ يُخَاصِمُ وَيَعْرِفُ بِالْكَلَامِ، فَهُوَ جَهْمِيٌّ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ بِالْكَلَامِ، يُجَانَبُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عِلْمٌ، يَسْأَلُ وَيَتَعَلَّمُ»
