we have left aside; for they were the people of knowledge and expertise regarding the interpretation of the Qur'an and its meanings, and were more discerning of what accorded with it compared to what contradicted it from al-Marisi and his companions. Thus, we have relied upon their narration, accepted what they accepted, and dismissed as false what was narrated by the ignorant ones among the leaders of this opposition, such as al-Marisi, al-Thalji, and their peers.
He also stated (pp. 448-449): "Among the hadiths are those that have come from the Prophet (peace be upon him) which the scholars have spoken and narrated without interpreting them, and whoever interprets them according to his own opinion, they accused him. Ali bin Khashram wrote to me that Waki' was asked about the hadith of 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both): 'Paradise is folded and suspended by the horns of the sun.' Waki' said: 'This is a well-known hadith; it has been narrated and thus it is narrated. If they ask about its interpretation, we do not interpret it for them, and we accuse anyone who denies it or disputes it; and the Jahmiyyah deny it.'"
Ibn Mandah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, while discussing the lengthy hadith of Abu Razin—which contains the affirmation of many of the attributes of Allah, the Exalted: "This hadith was narrated by Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Saghani, 'Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Hanbal, and others. A group of imams narrated it in Iraq in a gathering of scholars and people of religion, including: Abu Zur'ah al-Razi, Abu Hatim, and Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad bin Isma'il. No one rejected it, nor did anyone criticize its chain of transmission; rather, they narrated it by way of acceptance and submission. No one rejects this hadith except a denier (jahid), an ignorant person, or one who opposes the Book and the Sunnah." [As cited from Zad al-Ma'ad (3/678)].
Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in Majmu' al-Fatawa (4/369) while discussing a report from Zayd bin Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the superiority of the righteous among humans over the angels: "For he would not
