[ Part One of a series of inspiring articles from a recorded lecture entitled, "Min Ma'een al-Imaam Ahmad" ("Benefits from the Life and Works of Imam Ahmad") by Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh (may Allaah preserve him) ] Dedicating One’s Youth to Worship Since his childhood, Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have Mercy on him) could be seen with signs of nusuk on him. [The term nusuk will be [...]
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Dedicating One’s Youth to Worship
Posted in Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Moosaa ibn John Richardson, Shaykh Salih bin 'Abdul-'Azeez Ala Shaykh on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The believer for the believer is the likeness of two hands…
Posted in Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam ibn al-Jawzee, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Al-Imaam Ibn al-Jawzee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:1 “Due to al-Imaam Abu Abdillah Ahmad bin Hanbal’s strong adherence to the Sunnah and (due to) him warning against acts of innovations he use to speak against a group of the virtuous (scholars) when it would occur from them that which is in opposition to [...]
Compatibility Between Souls
Posted in Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam ibn al-Qayyim, Knowledge, Love, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) in which he explains the motives and causes of love, and how these very among people. He (may Allaah have mercy on him) says: “Compatibility between souls is one of the strongest causes of love. Every person is attracted towards that which is compatible with him, [...]
The Qur’an is Allah’s speech
Posted in Dreams, Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During the Abbasid period, a Caliph (Al-Ma’mun) forced Ahmad Ibn Hanbal to admit wrongfully that the Qur’an was created by man. Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was one of the few scholars to refuse to back down to that Caliph & stood firm with the belief that the Qur’an WAS the speech of Allah! Then one night [...]
