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I think that won't lead to any contradiction. There has never been that staunch sort of the Taqleed among the Hanabilah. The strict form of Taqleed is primarily propagated by the Hanafis who while making arguments for Taqleed love to talk for the rest of the three Madhahibs in a way as if the rest of the three are in a perfect agreement with them.

I was reading the footnotes of Abdullah bin Hamid Ali's translation of Ibn Jawzi's book, Daf' shubah at-tashbih bi-akaff al-tanzih where it was mentioned that taqlid in fiqh is compulsory on everyone who doesn't fulfill the conditions of a Mujtahid Mutlaq. Then it went on to mention the view of the majority of Ulamaa' that taqlid is impermissible in the area of Aqaa'id. Imam al-haramayn was then quoted from his Shamil "None have adopted the view that taqlid in creedal matters (usul) is permissible except for the Hanbalis."

There were other references given as well but that should do it.

So the picture isn't so rosy as you like to put it.

You might have some more reading to do so get to it.