ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔ ﻫﻴﺎ ﻟﻨﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺭ :
( ﻭﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﺩﻟﺔ ﺑﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﺤﺪﻳﻦ ) ﺍﻟﻤﻠﺤﺪﻭﻥ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻮﻥ : ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺣﻨﻴﻔﺔ ﻫﻞ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺭﺑﻚ ؟
ﺃﺑﻮ ﺣﻨﻴﻔﺔ ﻳﺮﺩ : " ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﺭﺑﻰ ﻻ ﺗﺪﺭﻛﻪ ﺍﻷﺑﺼﺎﺭ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺪﺭﻙ ﺍﻷﺑﺼﺎﺭ" .
ﺍﻟﻤﻠﺤﺪﻭﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ : ﻧﺤﻦ ﻻ ﻧﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﻤﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ، ﻧﺤﻦ ﻧﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﻓﺄﺗﻰ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺑﻤﺜﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﺔ" .
ﺃﺑﻮﺣﻨﻴﻔﺔ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ : " ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺜﺎﻝ ( ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺘﻢ ﺟﻠﻮﺳﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﺟﻞ ﺣﻀﺮﺗﻪ ﺳﻜﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ. ﻓﻌﻨﺪﻣﺎ
ﻳﻤﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻣﻨﻪ ؟
ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ : ﺗﺨﺮﺝ ﺭﻭﺣﻪ .
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ : ﺗﺨﺮﺝ ﺭﻭﺣﻪ ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻜﻢ ﻓﻬﻞ ﺗﺮﻭﻧﻬﺎ ؟
ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ : ﻻ