306—Mahmud ibn Umar informed us. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Haddad informed us. He said: Abu Talhah related to us. He said: My father related to me. He said: I heard Ali ibn al-Madini say:

“Whoever says, ‘So-and-so is a mushabbih (one who likens Allah to His creation),’ we know that he is a Jahmi; whoever says, ‘So-and-so is a mujabbir (a proponent of absolute predestination),’ we know that he is a Qadari; and whoever says, ‘So-and-so is a Nasibi (one hostile to the Prophet’s Household),’ we know that he is a Rafidi.”