1830 – Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Makhlad narrated to us; he said: ⦗1069⦘ al-Hasan ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us; he said: Muʾammal narrated to us; he said: Sufyan said: I heard ʿAbbad ibn Kathir say: “Abu Hanifah was summoned to repent twice. On one occasion he said: ‘If a man were to declare, “I bear witness that Allah has a House, yet I am uncertain whether it is this House or one located in Khurasan,” I would still regard him as a believer. And if a man were to declare, “I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, yet I am uncertain whether he is the one in Medina or another man in Khurasan,” I would likewise regard him as a believer.’”