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Likewise, the same was affirmed by Imam Ahmad and others.
[The statement of Hammad ibn Zayd]:
A sound chain of transmission records that Sulayman ibn Harb—an eminent imam—said, “I heard Hammad ibn Zayd mention those Jahmiyyah and say, ‘All they are really trying to claim is that there is nothing in the heaven.’”
وهكذا قال الإمام أحمد وغيره.
[قول حماد بن زيد] :
وروى بإسناد صحيح عن سليمان بن حرب ـ الإمام ـ: سمعت حماد بن زيد وذكر هؤلاء الجهمية، فقال: «إنما يحاولون أن يقولوا: ليس في السماء شيء» .