Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Bazzār

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Bazzār related to us. He said: Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad related to us at al-Wāshjird. He said: Abū ʿAlī al-Ṣaghānī related to us. He said: Abū ʿĀṣim said to me: ‘Abū ʿAlī! Do you know how the enmity between Abū Ḥanīfa and Sufyān arose?’ I said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Sufyān was asked something and answered. It was mentioned to Abū Ḥanīfa, who was asked about it and gave a different opinion. He was told: “Sufyān al-Thawrī disagrees with you.” He said: “What has that boy to do with something like this?” This reached Sufyān, and enmity arose between them.’