"Innovations have appeared!"

Qutaybah Ibn Sa’eed said:

مات الثوري ومات الورع ، ومات الشافعي وماتت السنن ، ويموت أحمد بن حنبل وتظهر البدع

ENGLISH:

"Ath-Thawree has died and piety has died (along with him)! Ash-Shaafi’ee has died and the Sunnan died (with him)! Ahmad Ibn Hanbal died and innovations have appeared!"

NEDERLANDS:

"Ath-Thawri stierf en vroomheid stierf met hem! Ash-Shafi'ee stierf en de Sunan stierven met hem! Ahmad Ibn Hanbal stierf en de innovaties kwamen weer tevoorschijn".

["Manaaqibush-Shafi'iee", 2/250].