Imam al-Syafii (rh) once said: "For everything that I have said, if there is an authentic hadith narrated from the Prophet (saw) that contradicts my opinion, then the hadith is more imperative and you should not follow my opinion." (Al-Zahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala; 10/34, Beirut: Muassasah al-Risalah).
Imam al-Syafii (rh) also said: "If you find out that the content of my books contradict the sunnah of the Prophet (saw), then hold on to the sunnah and abandon my opinions." (Al-Zahabi, Siyar A' lam al-Nubala; 10/34).
Al-Humaidi, a major narrator of the hadith, (deceased in 219H) said: One day, al-Syafii (rh) narrated a hadith. I asked him: "Are you going to hold on to it?" He answered: "Do you think that I am from the church or that I am wearing the Christian waistband such that when I hear a hadith from the Prophet (saw), I do not hold on to it?" (Al-Zahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala; 10/35).
Said Imam al-Syafii (rh): "Every hadith originated from the Prophet s.a.w is my opinion, even though you do not hear it from me." (Al-Zahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala; 10/35).
Imam al-Syafii (rh) also stated: "It is a consensus among all humans that whosoever has been enlightened with a sunnah from the Prophet (saw), he is not allowed to abandon it for the opinion of someone among humans." (Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, 'Ilam al-Muwaqqi'iin, 2/263).
Imam al-Syafii (rh) declared that: "For every matter that I have spoken about, when there is a sahih (sound) narration from the Prophet (saw) alongside the ulama of hadith, I retract those statements while I am alive or after my death." (Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, 'Ilam al-Muwaqqi'iin; 2/266).
And seemingly to clear any lingering doubts, Imam al-Syafii (rh) also said: "When a hadith is sahih, then that is my mazhab." (Al- Zahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala; 10/35).
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