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Chapter 9: His Learning, His Intelligence, and His Religious Understanding
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١٠١ 101 Chapter 9: His Learning, His Intelligence, and His Religious Understanding We cite Muḥammad ibn Abī Manṣūr, who heard ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad say that Ibrāhīm ibn ʿUmar informed him that ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar informed him that he heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Khallāl report that he heard Abū l-Qāsim al-Jabbulī—who is sufficient authority for anyone—say: [Abū l-Qāsim al-Jabbulī:] Most people think that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal became famous largely because of what he did during the Inquisition, but that’s not so. It was because you could ask him about any issue and he would answer as if he had all the learning in the world laid out before him. We cite ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad, who cites Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit, who cites Abū ʿAqīl Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā l-Qazzāz, who heard ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Ḥārith al-Tamīmī report that he heard Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Nassāj (the weaver) report that he heard Ibrāḥīm al-Ḥarbī say: [Al-Ḥarbī]: I lived to see three men like no other: men unlike any of woman born. The first was Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām. The only thing I can compare him to is a mountain filled with the breath of life. The second was Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith. The only way to describe him is to say that all of him, from the crown of his head down to the soles of his feet, seemed to have been kneaded from the clay of self-restraint. The third was Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. To me he seemed to have gathered the learning of ancient times and latter days alike, of whatever kind, so that he could say as much as he wanted or keep back whatever he wished. We cite ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Qazzāz, who cites Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit, who cites Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb, who cites Muḥammad ibn Nuʿaym al-Ḍabbī, who heard Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Faḍl say that he heard Aḥmad ibn Salamah say that he heard Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd al-Dārimī say: [Al-Dārimī:] I never saw a dark-headed man80 learn more Hadith reports of God’s Emissary (God bless and keep him) by heart, nor reach a better understanding of everything they meant, than Aḥmad did. We cite Muḥammad ibn Abī Manṣūr, who cites ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad; and we cite ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ghālib, who cites Abū Bakr ibn Thābit, who [along with 9.1 9.4 9.2 9.3 ١٠٢ 102 $Xv =µ 01 $X ß Á01 ¶ 01 $X 9O ) ÁF# P ± ) ¢ ? * + , » wÚop?@ / # f ?@ / # P@ / # ( ) _ ? 7°̄ :. / öÂP P PS wx@ / # ( ) * + ,NO ) _ ? 7°̄ :. / * + ,²³e¦^@ / # ¼ : sØp " # 01¤£ !" # _ ? 7°̄ : 2 3 4 5 6 Ý_ AB P²³Ö :. / * D EF01¤£`aÇ \ ¸^ !?@ / # $X !9 !`op " # _ ? 7°̄ :. / k °̄ * + ,- " # # * D Ì 01 ` d " # ¼ #PS wx@ / AB îbc@ / °̄ " # d i :. / 01 á= TB $X AB01 É#F ¼ : sØp " # Þ w媫ÿp v wÚ * D Ì . / 01 á= > § $X_ ABim nX_ AB01 v= TBP¿/01 ¼½¤£P¿/ _ Ý7: HI/ #P i # ? g ? è j é ?: s [ " #01 v w ! Ú . k w x- : ¢01¤@ / 01 á= > § ؟e Æ " AB # vÉ Q q rs [ îǸ^@ /" # :. / 01 ¶ " .# # i ¼½¤£P¿/01 : t ]^ . ` d " # 2 3 4 5 6 " # t ë9ñ h i ¢01 á= ú d ؟$Xv =µ ؟Á¦^`aÇ Þ= TB ؟ÁÂ#P :. / 01 ¶ " " # ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # AB¦^°̄ " #01 . ï/ : HI/ # * + ,NO ) " #P²³Ö 01¤£ " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / F# P S=T@ / # c@ / 9 O ) * + ,- " # P@ / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # ( ) k ´É#P " # _ ? 7°̄ :. / ï/ : HI/ # k ç w¡ x-01¤£ " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / Â#7: HI/ # " # \ ! AB¦^°̄ " # : 2 3 4 5 6 * + , ?@ / # ( ) 7 JKL M 01 :. / * + ,1 á=_ >?@ / # ¼ : sØp " # 7 JKL M _ ? 7°̄ :. / . / v wå / # $ % &'# * D Yç w x- – $X ©ª ! _ Å îǸ^@ / :. / v=µ $X v= =T@ / #P i Â01 kZ [9O ) AB " # Þ w媫ÿp :. / 01 á= TB îb 01¤£ 7 JKL M Þ w媫ÿp !`aÇ Ì $X89_e 7°̄ " # k !_ AB | °̄ ؛ ` d " # * D Yç w x- – °̄P@ / # à9@ /  2 3 4 5 6 " # – Â# v w > ? .v [ = TB01 Á ? . / v=µ * D Y © / # * + ,NO ) $X@ / P i¡ .$X v= =T@ / # P PS wx@ / # ( ) AB " ? " # :. / PË ) k ´É#P " # AB " ? " # :. / 7 JKL M F v=T@ / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / F01ÊZ...
