Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume One

Chapter 11: Teachers and Senior Men of Learning Who Cite Him

١٤٥ 145 11: Teachers and Senior Men of Learning Who Cite Him heard Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī l-Sībī report that he heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ziyād say that he heard Tamīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Rāzī say: [Al-Rāzī:] I heard Qutaybah say, “As soon as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dies, the reprehensible innovations will start.” Addendum Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was also praised by many men of learning, equal in rank to his teachers, with whom he did not study. One was Abū Mushir al-Dimashqī. We cite Ibn Abī Manṣūr, who cites ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad, who cites Ibrāhīm ibn ʿUmar, who cites ʿAlī ibn Mardak, who heard ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ḥātim report that he heard al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Walīd ibn Mazyad al-Bayrūtī (of Beirut) report that he heard al-Ḥārith ibn al-ʿAbbās say: [Ibn al-ʿAbbās:] I asked Abū Mushir if he knew anyone who could keep our community’s religion safe. “I can’t think of anyone,” he replied, “except one young man out east,” meaning Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. [The author:] A good many more reports like this will appear—God willing—in the course of this book. Chapter 11: Teachers and Senior Men of Learning Who Cite Him These include: ʿAbd al-Razzāq ibn Hammām al-Ṣanʿānī (of Sanaa) We cite Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Khayrūn, who cites Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibnThābit,whoheardAbūṬālibYaḥyāibn ʿAlīibnal-Ṭayyibal-ʿIjlī,whoheardAbūYaʿqūb Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Mūsā l-Sahmī report that he heard ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn 10.62 11.1 11.2 ١٤٦ 146 P ñ h i "2 3 4 5 6 #  01 $X :  Ì  _`abÐ   $X( ) _ f  7°̄ P˜ i™   * +  ,   P _“abò )  * D EÂ:  HI/ #  f ?@ / # :. /    ¼   #  FP@ / # ( ) AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    F   Z [ Œ=T@ / # $ % &'# ( ) 01¤£ " # _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /    _ fF :  HI/ #     * D Ev‰ ø _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /    t už`abÐ    7  JKL M   Þ w媫ÿp :. /    !    #01     AB  F  Ë ) – t už\`ab ¡ Ð   #  * D Yç w x- – ?@ / 01¤@ / #  Ë )   ` d      " # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # $X ! ` ! d‹ [ ! ã   Áim nXZ [Š@ / #  * +  ,   $X AB  AB» w   P  2 3 4 5 6 — !  À9Z [¡ ø * D E " #F #   " # ¢ñ h i P“Ë )   # ¢ " #P“Ë )   # * + ,I/ \ 01 !¶ — v w    AB .» w   P  ¢ " # ÁP“ " #01  $X  ! À9¡ O )   #  ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # t‡ˆ‰ e01 . " #  Ë ) * D E01F $X AB " # . /im nX :  HI/ #P²™³Ö 01¤£ " #P˜ i™  Q R# P  à  HI/ #   » w > !§¨ i™ ! 01 t‡ˆ‰ e01 . ¢ im nX     Ë ) _ f!  7°̄¡ " # ¢ " #  " #  * +  ,- v‰ Š£ :. /    $X AB " # $X( ) ABP˜ i™     01  * D E \ v‰ ! ø     P@ / # ( ) t‡ˆ‰ e01      * + ,NO ) AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /     * + ,²™³e¦Ž^†@ / #P“Ë )    k‚ ´É#P  " # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    7  JKL M     F v=T@ / # ( ) AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    F01ÊZ [e  * + ,- " #    7  JKL M  AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /     * + (›/œ ! øop#01¤@ / # ¢ ` ! ìop     " # _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /    k‚ ƒ°̄  * + ,- " #    7  JKL M  01¤£ " # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /    öÂP“     P  PS wx@ / # ( ) ABP ¿›/œŠ£ :. /  v=µ    * D E( )   ` d      " # ¢ñ h i :. / 01  á= TB   * D Ev‰ ø     P@ / # ( )  Þ w媫ÿp .—  P€ ¢01  ûìop01   ?‘  * +­É #   "    ! ÎÏ?@ / #» w >§¨ i™ 01  §¨ i™ 01 $X §   k‚,²™³¡´=T@ /  :  Ì ¢ñ h i©ª«  õ    * +­ w     _`abc@ / # îb„F " #    7  JKL M  t‡ˆ‰ e01      * + ,NO )     ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # v wÚop01¤£ " # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /     ݑ_ AB      * + ,NO )     " # AB "    ?‘ " # :. /    F# ¦Ž^†@ / # PSÉ–›/œ  * + ,- " #    7  JKL M  AB "    ?‘ " #  f01  á= w x-    7  JKL M  ÎÏ wx@ / #01¤£ " # _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /     ï›/œ Œ   :  HI/ # $ % &'# ( )    7  JKL M  _ ?‘  7°̄ :. /     * D E   AB#¦ ! Ž^ \`op "2 3 4 5 6 # F# \¡  ?‘     `aÇ  HI/ # :. /     Ë ) –   ` d      " #01É01 –  $X v=_ >?@ / # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /     * +­ w     _`abc@ / # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :. /   » w  >  ?‘P@ / # AB¦Ž^°̄ " # :   ! ¸^`aÇ¡ Ä / #    wÚop  Ë ) ï›/œŠ ! ìab¡         AB P !    Ë ) îb „ " #    à9†@ /   Ë ) _ fF :  HI/ #    $ % &'# ( ) ٣،١١ ٤،١١ ٥،١١ ٦،١١ ١٤٧ 147 11: Teachers and Senior Men of Learning Who Cite Him Muslim report that he heard Mahdī ibn al-Ḥārith report that he heard Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Qaṣṣār (the cloth-fuller) report, citing ʿAbd al-Razzāq: [ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] We cite Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, citing al-Walīd (meaning Ibn Muslim), citing Zayd ibn Wāqid, who heard Nāfiʿ, the client or freedman of Ibn ʿUmar, say that whenever Ibn ʿUmar noticed anyone performing the ritual prayer without raising his hands, he would toss a pebble at him and tell him to raise his hands. Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUlayyah Abū Bakr al-Khallāl describes him as having taught reports he heard from Aḥmad. Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāḥ We have already cited his declaration that “Aḥmad has forbidden me to recite citing...