What The Scholars Said In Praise Of Imaam Ahmad

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Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee (d.204) said;

“I left Baghdaad, and I did not leave behind me a man better, having more knowledge, or greater fiqh (understanding), nor having greater taqwaa (piety) than Ahmad Ibn Hanbal.”​

Aboo Daawood (d.275) said;

“The lectures of Ahmad were sittings of the hereafter. He would not mention in them anything of the worldly affairs; and I never saw him mention this world (elsewhere).”​

‘Alee Ibn Al-Madeenee (d.234) said;

“Indeed Allaah aided this religion through Aboo Bakr as-Sideeq on the day of the apostasy; and through Ahmad Ibn Hanbal on the day of the trial.” (1)​

Qutaybah Ibn Sa’eed (d.240) (i.e, this guy) said;

“If you see a man loving Ahmad, then know that he is a person of the Sunnah.”​

Ibraaheem al-Hatbee (d.285) said;

“I saw Aboo ‘Abdillaah (Ahmad Ibn Hanbal), and it was as if Allaah had gathered for him the knowledge of the earlier people and the later people.” (2)​

Footnotes:

(1) Tathkiratul Huffaath, 2/432

(2) The above narrations were taken from Siyar ‘Alaamin Nubulaa’, 11/177-358

Source: http://theauthenticbase.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/what-the-scholars-said-in-praise-of-imaam-ahmad/

 

[islamtrureligion]

jazakallah kiran

i listened to lectures about Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal and he subhan allah is a great man. i recommened that you should all learn more the scholars of islam inshallah.

 

[Seeker-of-truth]

wow he sounds amazing i dont know much about him though

 

[samiha]

Assalaamu 'alaykum

Brother Seeker-of-truth - we had a thread with a video lecture on his Biography recently, if you had a spot of time, since I certainly see you seem to be interested take a look inshaAllaah!

Life of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Rahimahullaah

It'll definitely give you a chance to get to know more about this great scholar in Islaam.