1778—Muhammad ibn Ahmad informed us: Uthman ibn Ahmad informed us; he said: Hanbal related to us ⦗1048⦘; he said: Abu Abd Allah—that is, Ahmad ibn Hanbal—related to us; he said: al-Hasan ibn Musa informed us; he said: Sharik informed us, from Ibn Abi Layla, from al-Hakam, from Abu al-Bakhtari. Sharik was asked, “From Ali?” He replied, “He mentioned him,” and said: “Irja' is an innovation; declaring testimony is an innovation; and disavowal is an innovation.”