‘Abd al-Wāhid.” He then said:

“This is an account of the views of a group of ascetics.”

He then said:

“This is an account of the views of the general body of adherents of hadith and the Sunnah.”

He then said:

“As for the followers of ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sa‘īd”—and so on.

He then said:

“An account of the views of Zuhayr al-Atharī.”

He also mentioned the views of “Mu‘ādh al-Tūmanī.” He then said:

“This concludes the discussion of major questions. An account of people’s differing views on