and among the jurists were Abdullah ibn Shubrumah, Mamar, Sufyan al-Thawri, Sufyan ibn Uyaynah, Jarir ibn Abd al-Hamid, Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, and Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan. He said: “I never encountered anyone among our companions, nor did any report reach me, except that they held to making an exception.” It is also reported from Ahmad, Abu Ubayd, and Abu Thawr: “Making an exception with regard to faith.”