424 — Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Asadi informed us: Muhammad ibn Bundar narrated to us: ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Zanjalah narrated to us: I heard Abu al-Hasan ‘Allan al-Misri say: “A group of our companions and I went to al-Muzani and said, ‘O Ibrahim, people have been talking, saying that whenever they come to you and ask you about the matter of the Quran, you do not answer them at all. What is the reason for this?’” ⦗281⦘
He replied, “My friends, when one of these young men comes to me and questions me in order to test me, I do not answer them. My position is the position of al-Shafi‘i.”
He said: “We asked, ‘And what was al-Shafi‘i’s position?’ He replied, ‘Al-Shafi‘i’s position was that the speech of Allah is uncreated.’”
The narration of Abu Shu‘ayb al-Misri from him: