1) ibn hazm used to associate with the jews of andalusia either to ask questions to argue or for other reasons. that is why when a dispute arose between him and his cousin abu almughira he reproached him for having become among his followers and supporters the head of their schools. ibn hayyan said this is why sheikh abu muhammad had preserved meetings and written reports with the jews . ismail ibn yunus the jewish physician was mentioned by ibn hazm in chapter 5 120 and described as the oneeyed and provided evidence that in his statements and debates he supported the doctrine of equivalence of evidence due to his efforts to support this article without stating it explicitly. abu muhammad added his statement ismail ibn alqurad the jewish physician certainly held this view and he debated us about it explicitly and he used to say when we invited him to islam and resolved his doubts and refuted his reasons moving in religions is playing around. with a patient barashys reading which is an acceptable view.
 كان ابن حزم يلابس يهود الاندلس، إما للسؤال أو للجدل أو لغير ذلك، ولهذا عندما نشب الخلاف بينه وبين ابن عمه أبي المغيرة عيره هذا بأنه أصبح بين شيعته وأنصاره رئيس مدارسهم . وقال ابن حيان ولهذا الشيخ أبي محمد مع يهود مجالس محفوظة وأخبار مكتوبة . واسماعيل بن يونس الطبيب اليهودي ذكره ابن حزم في الفصل ٥ ١٢٠ ووصفه ب الأعور واستدل على انه كان في أقواله ومناظرته ينصر مذهب تكافؤ الأدلة، لاجتهاده في نصر هذه المقالة دون أن يصرح بذلك. وأضاف أبو محمد قوله وكان اسماعيل ابن القراد الطبيب اليهودي يذهب إلى هذا القول يقينا وقد ناظرنا عليه مصرحا به، وكان يقول إذا دعوناه إلى الإسلام وحسمنا شكوكه ونقضنا علله الانتقال في الأديان تلاعب . بمريض قراءة برشيه، وهي وجه مقبول.