Memoirs from the Life of Imam Ahmad
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Title: Memoirs from the Life of Imam Ahmad
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:05:44 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... aid, “I've never written a hadith that I did not try to implement.” And he raised his children like this too. When you see other fathers throwing a baseball with their young Muslim children that Allah entrusted them with, remember this example: Abdullaah, Imam Ahmad's son, taught his students that when he was young, his father would play with him by saying, “Take any chapter you wish from the Musannaf of Wakee’. Ask me any hadith and I'll tell you the chain of narrators, or tell me any chain of narrators and I'll tell you the hadith!” He was challenged in his deen like few other humans have been challenged. His name remains engraved in our admiration till today - across hundreds of years, across thousands of miles, across thousands of nations – because of his love for the Sunnah and his stand against those that would seek to corrupt it. Reading through his life, I came across an event that brought back sad memories. How would you feel if your father was swore at in public? Imam Ahmad once prayed ‘Asr and he sat with his son in the masjid alone with another man by the name of Muhammad ibn Sa'eed Al-Khuttalee. Al-Khuttalee then remarked, “Did you (O Ahmad) tell the people to boycott Zayd ibn Khalaf?” Imam Ahmad replied, “I received a letter from his people asking about his affair, so I replied explaining his madhhab and what he has innovated (in the Sunnah) and commanded that they not sit with him…” Al-Khuttalee exploded in Imam Ahmad's face, red with anger, “I'm going to make sure you go back to prison. I'm going to have them crush your ribs…” The vulgarity grew louder and louder. Imam Ahmad turned to his son, “Don’t reply to what he says and don't speak to him.” Imam Ahmad took his sandals - al-Khuttalee swearing from behind his back - and told his son, “Tell the neighbors to not speak to him nor to reply to him.” Imam Ahmad stepped away as Al-Khuttalee continued in the background cursing and shouting profanity. When the Khalifah al-Mu'tasim heard that Imam Ahmad had not agreed with him and his court muftis on a specific issue, they brought him and questioned him in the courtyard of the Khalifah. They would debate with him and like a gladiator with a spear he would hit back with bigger and stronger arguments. The muftis would shout, “O Khalifah, he has done kufr!” until the Al-Mu'tasim was convinced and in came the executioners. They stripped Imam Ahmad and each of the strongest guards would take turns lashing Imam Ahmad until he fell unconscious. Regardless of his state, they continued the lashing. The sun went down that day and Imam Ahmad had not relented in his faith. That day he became an icon for all followers of Sunnah. Qutaybah said, “If you ever see someone that loves... [Full Article...]
