Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume One

Chapter 2: His Lineage

١٩ 19 2: His Lineage We cite ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Qazzāz, who cites Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit, who cites ʿAbd al-Ghaffār ibn Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar al-Muʾaddib (the teacher or tutor), who heard ʿUthmān ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUthmān al-Wāʿiẓ (the preacher) report that he heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿIṣmah of Khurasan report that he heard Aḥmad ibn al-Khaḍir report that he heard Muḥammad ibn Ḥātim say: [Ibn Ḥātim:] Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal was from Marv. He left Marv as a child in his mother’s womb. His grandfather, Ḥanbal ibn Hilāl, was governor of Sarakhs10 and a descendant of the men who fought for the Abbasids during the revolution.11 We cite Hibat Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥuṣayn, who cites Abū ʿAlī l-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mudhhib, who cites Aḥmad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Ḥamdān, who cites Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s son ʿAbd Allāh, who heard his father report: [Aḥmad:] Al-Ḥasan ibn Yaḥyā, who was from Marv, reported to me that he heard Aws ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Buraydah report that his brother Sahl ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Buraydah reported, citing his father, who reported it citing the grandfather, Buraydah: “I heard the Emissary, God bless and keep him, say, ‘After I die many expeditions will be sent forth. Join the one sent to Khurasan and settle in the city of Marv. It was built by Dhū l-Qarnayn, who asked God to bless it, and no harm befalls its inhabitants.’”12 Chapter 2: His Lineage13 We cite Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Qazzāz, who cites Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit; and we cite Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad al-Samarqandī and Muḥammad ibn Abī l-Qāsim al-Baghdādī (of Baghdad), who [along with al-Samarqandī] heard Ḥamd ibn Aḥmad, who [along with Abū Bakr] heard Abū Nuʿaym al-Ḥāfiẓ report that he heard Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Ḥamdān report that he heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s son ʿAbd Allāh say: [ʿAbd Allāh:] We heard reports from my father, Aḥmad son of Muḥammad son of Ḥanbal son of Hilāl son of Asad son of Idrīs son of ʿAbd Allāh son of 1.7 1.8 2.1 ٢٠ 20 $X` ! ìab !„P˜ i™   * +  ,    * +  ,- _?@ / #  f ?@ / #      * + ,NO )      \ Þ w ! >Z [     $X !  AB! ù è j é¡ Ë )     $X ! À9 \ v w !_ x-     \ vÉ¡     ¢  \  ]^ !_`op    ¢!  F     ï›/œ ! øop     #  $Xv w > ?‘ ! F     !`op " #     $X89†B! 7 ! °̄      * +!  \ Ë ) ¡     * D YZ [ \Œ   !" #      \ d ! ÞÉ    ï›/œ ! øop      ! " †B#01    P \ ²™³! Ö F#  \  ! §        \ ¸^ !?@ / #     !  !    » wÚaÇ \ ¸^ ! ß !ˆ‰Š@ / #     ! ¡ " #     ¡ " #    ¢AB \  ! O )     v w ! Ú    F# P!    # .$XÀ9O ) $ % &'#  f#01¾9Z [  À9 :  HI/ # k‚ ´É#P \   " #     ( ) ©ª \«ÿp " #   #  " # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /   P  S= w ¹      P  PS wx@ / # ( )P²™³Ö  * + ,- " #  Ë )  * + ,²™³e¦Ž^†@ / #P“Ë )    k‚ ´É#P  " # ¼   : •sØp " #  * + ,- " #  Ë )PSÉ–›/œ  * + ,- " #    7  JKL M  AB "    ?‘ " # :. /      * D E¦ ! Ž^ \²™³¡ ç wx@ / # ١ k l Z [ ! Ó )     $X©ª \«– [ ! Ó ) _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /    . /im nX:  HI/ # ¢01F vÉ    7  JKL M    # ٢ !  \  !" # $ % &'# ( )   AB " #   AB :. /  v=µ     °̄F Á | °̄01 $ % &'# ( )   AB " #  Þ w媫ÿp :. /      ` d  _ ?‘  7°̄ .  * D Yçab „ à9À9O )  * + ,N©ª Å * D     * + Ë ) * + ,I/ " # k‚¡  ,   :. /    ،à9`ìab „   * + ,NO )    `op " #    . / im nXvÉ      ` d     7  JKL M      " # :. /  v=µ     ` d   ` dê9O ) * + ,N " # :  $X©ª«– [ ! Ó ) . /       ¢  F     ï›/œ øop      š  01 )    îb „ " #    $ % &'# ( )    ¢ y     $ % &'# ( )    îb„F " # ï›/œ øop       " †B#01    P²™³Ö      * + ,NO )     Þ w>Z [     $X ABù è j éË )     $XÀ9v w_ x-    vÉ      ¢  ]^_`op .F# P      $Xv w > ?‘F    `op " #     $X89†B7°̄     * + Ë )     * D YZ [ Œ   " #      dÞÉ   # :. /     f vÉ01¤@ / # ( )     `aÇ  HI/ # _ ?‘  7°̄01 :. /im nX:  HI/ # . /    Â#  F01 .ÁP € æ # * + ,I/ " # ÁP˜ i™       ` d     7  JKL M      " # _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /      AB  F      Z [ Œ=T@ / # _ ?‘  7°̄ F#  \  ! §        \ ¸^ !?@ / #    Q q rs89   » wÚaÇ \ ¸^ ! ß !ˆ‰Š@ / #     ! ¡ " #    ¡ " #    ¢AB \  ! O )      ! v w ! Ú    F# P  :. /  v=µ   . k lim nX`abc@ / # $XÀ9O ) k‚ ´É#P  " #     ( ) ©ª«ÿp " #   # . !  !  !¢ù è j ée Q q rs89  $X AB#01P@ / # Á  vÉ  * +  ,   ¢ " # 2 3 4 5 6 " #  Ž  ?‘#01P@ / #  Ž ABvÉ  * +  ,    $X v=µ   #01È / #  Þ w   01  v=µ   :. /     ŽvÉ _`op    P“Ë )    $ % &'# `  d¡ ò ) AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    F    y  HI/ # ( )    öF  í / # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    F01ÊZ [e  * + ,- " #    7  JKL M  AB "    ?‘ " #01    7  JKL M      " #01É :. /     * + ,- " #  * D Y_   7°̄ :. /     ŽvÉ _`op    P“Ë )    $ % &'# `  d¡ ò ) AB¦Ž^°̄ " # .» wÚaǸ^߈‰Š@ / # * + ,I/ " #  Ž  ?‘#01P@ / #  * +  ,   ABP˜ i™   _ e P˜ i™     ٣. / im nXvÉ      ` d  .    : ١ .                                              ٢ .        :      ٣ ٤،٢ ٢،٢ ٣،٢ ٢١ 21 2: His Lineage Ḥayyān son of ʿAbd All...