"Differences regarding the science of juridicial laws (ahkaam) is a mercy, whereas difference regarding the science of divine oneness (tawheed) and Islam is a deviance and innovation. Mistakes committed in the science of juridicial laws (ahkaam) are forgiven - in fact the scholar is rewarded - as opposed to mistakes in the kalaam (theology), for such mistakes are unbelief and fabrication, and the one committing them is sinful.
... One of the seven renowned scholars of Madina, Qaasim ibn Muhammad said, 'Differences among the Companions of Muhammad (SAWS) are a mercy for the servants of Allah Most High'... The caliph 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 'It would not have made me happy had the Companions of Muhammad (SAWS) not differed; for had they not differed, there would not have been any concessions'..."
(Source: Imam Abu Hanifa's Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained)
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Excellent choice of quotes.
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