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Chapter 28: His Aversion to Writing Books Containing Opinions Reached through the Exercise of Independent Judgment at the Expense of Transmitted Knowledge
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٣٥٧ 357 28: His Aversion to Writing Books Containing Opinions The Greater Book on Pilgrimage Rites, The Lesser Book on Pilgrimage Rites, and other titles.258 Although Aḥmad did not allow anyone to write down what he said, God nevertheless allowed him to fulfill his benevolent intentions by ensuring that his words were transmitted and preserved. Few indeed are the questions where he has not contributed a relevant text, whether on the principles of jurisprudence or on specific points of law. In many cases, his contribution has been preserved, whereas the work of jurists who did write and amass documents has been lost. We cite Muḥammad ibn Abī Manṣūr, who was informed by al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad al-Faqīh, who cites Hilāl ibn Muḥammad, who cites Ibn al-Sammāk, who heard Ḥanbal ibn Isḥāq report: [Ḥanbal ibn Isḥāq:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal gathered us together—me, Ṣāliḥ, and ʿAbd Allāh—and read his Authenticated Hadith to us. We are the only ones to have heard it from him. He told us, “This is a book I put together by sorting through more than 750,000 reports. Whenever you find Muslims disagreeing about a Hadith of the Emissary, check to see if the report is in here. If it’s not, it’s doesn’t count.” Chapter 28: His Aversion to Writing Books Containing Opinions Reached through the Exercise of Independent Judgment at the Expense of Transmitted Knowledge Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal—may God be pleased with him—deplored the writing of books that drew excessive legal implications and opinions reached through the exercise of independent judgment. What he cherished was firm adherence to transmitted reports. We cite ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī l-Qāsim, who cites ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Anṣārī, who cites Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-ʿAbdūsī, who cites Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbdūs, who heard his uncle Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbdūs report that he heard ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd say: 27.2 27.3 28.1 28.2 ٣٥٨ 358 * D E " #P@ / # * + ,NO ) $X89©ª « _ çaÇÄ / # d²³Ö@/ #» w >Z [01 $X` dÞÉ#P i P i  * + , ¢01P _aÇÞ wx@ / #01 _?@ / # f ?@ / # * + ,- " # d i * + , P ¿/ ? 2 3 4 5 6 : ` d " # * + ,I/ . / :. / 01 á= TB wÚop ¢©ª _«ò ) Þ w媫ÿp .Z [ "2 3 4 5 6 AB à9À9O )01 à9!@ / 2 3 4 5 6 01 * + w _`abc@ / # 2 3 4 5 6 01 ¢ = ¡ Úop 2 3 4 5 6 01 ¼ : sØp " #» w >Z [ ! 01 ©ª« õ 2 3 4 5 6 01 \ ` ! d¡ ò ) $ % &'# ( ) 7 JKL M AB¦^°̄ " # :. / ÎÏ wx@ / # 7 JKL M " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / 7 JKL M $ % &'# ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / à99© / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / ¢01 \ ! " # 7 JKL M d/@ / # AB " # Þ w媫ÿp :. / k \ ! ç w¡ x- # " # . /" `op d¸^ !_`op $X !9 !`op Þ w媫ÿp :. / c@ / / * + ,- " # k ´É#P " # Þ w媫ÿp ؟ * + w _`abc@ / # d i ¢01 û d²³ Ö _ Ý7: HI/ # f: s [ " # ¢ " # $ % &'# ( ) AB " # AB : ` d .à9@ /  t@ / * D EF " # 2 3 4 5 6 :. / » w ç dc@ / # $ % &'# ( ) 01¤£ " # _ ? 7°̄ :. / k ´É#P " # ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # _ ? 7°̄ :. / 7 JKL M $ % &'# ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / à99© / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / * D Y '^"# ! P ! S= \ Úop ! " 2 3 4 5 6 # ¼ : sØp " # 7 JKL M `aÇ HI/ # _ ? 7°̄ :. / F01 _¤£ * + ,- " # d i Ë ) ` d " # c@ /" `op :. / " * + ,- vÉ k ´É#P " # ¼ : sØp " # _ ? 7°̄ . _ Ý7: HI/ AB k,²³ À9O ) :. / 01 d²³Ö@/ #» w >Z [01 $X y w xt u / 01 . $XO ) AB 01Ô ١$X § Æ ?# f g? h iij :. / v=µ :. / * D E01 Z [ \ ! dc@ / # * + ,NO ) 7 JKL M c@ / /01¤£ " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / F y HI/ # ( ) öF í / # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / P [AB 7 JKL M AB¦^°̄ " # :. / $X \ AB! 01 ! Ê ! y PË ) 01¤£ " # AB¦^°̄ " # ¢ °̄ * D Ì P@ / # ( ) * + ,NO )01¤£ " # * + Ë ) * D Y_ 7°̄ :. / * + ,- : HI/ # k # P¡ 01¤£ " # _ ? 7°̄ 01 " # $X § ã P 01 – à9@ / " /01¶ – " ! / ! 01¡ È / # f g? è j éÖ P " AB $X AB " # ` d " # Ë ) $X v w®9B $X AB " # ߣ " # ß ( ) ` d " # . /" `op $X AB " # * + Ë ) * + ,I/ P i ¢ =Úop» wÚ °̄ Ë ) * + E ?01 # vÉ01G Ì .P _ "2 3 4 5 6 AB à9À9O ) #  2 3 4 5 6 01 #  2 3 4 5 6 :. / v=µ $X?@ / " # " # ؟ * D E " #P@ / # ¡ d¡ i d i " # : ` d " # . /" `op im nX°̄F ¢ " # * D E P " # $X AB#01F * + , 01 . 2 3 4 5 6 :. / .v Ù d i öF í / # :. / . ¼ 01 ¶ t uv wxI/ # 7°̄ " AB ¢ " # ABP¡ " # ©ª Å " # |©ª«bcI/ # . / ¦ ^ AB t u / öF í / # # :. / . ١ ٣،٢٨ ٤،٢٨ ٥،٢٨ [18.117.81.240] Project MUSE (2024-04-23 23:26 GMT) ٣٥٩ 359 28...
